Tambani Surname

206,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tambani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1861:45,6815,830
Brazil3601:594,65122,178
Indonesia2681:493,46740,458
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zambia451:352,22018,524
Italy331:1,853,23386,897
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Tambani (291) may also be a first name.

Tambani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tambani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tambani (Marathi: तांबङी) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 206,229th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,625,645 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Tambani are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 291 people.

The last name Tambani is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,186 people, or 1 in 45,681. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 81 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 1 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Tambani Last Name Statistics demography

Tambani earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.03% less than the national average, earning R 159,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambaani93249/
Thambani935/
Tambanis934/
Tambahani88668/
Tambana861,429/
Tamboni86203/
Tambane8665/
Tombani8630/
Thambahani821/
Thambane8010/
Tambonis807/
Thombani806/
Tambhane806/
Tambanna803/
Tambonei802/
Tombaani802/
Toumbani801/
Tombanyi801/
Tambeana801/
Tambange801/
Tambagne801/
Tambaina801/
Tambonni801/
Tamboonei75225/
Tambangoy751/
Tambone711,839/
Tomboni7187/
Tombana7127/
Tambona7126/
Tombane718/
Tomvani711/
Tamboona6730/
Tambones6714/
Thombane676/
Tamboine672/
Thomboni671/
Toumboni671/
Toumbana671/
Tamboune671/
Tambonay671/

Tambani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambani in the Marathi language
तांबङीtambani66.67
तांबाणीtambani33.33

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tambani
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