Tambara Surname

159,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Tambara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,2141:12,7171,707
Brazil3691:580,14721,655
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Tanzania2041:259,51820,802
Philippines1951:519,17060,067
France871:763,48093,619
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Niger511:376,31410,650
Seychelles411:2,253462
Italy371:1,652,88383,776
India181:42,614,743461,117
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Tàmbara (1) are calculated separately.

Tambara (556) may also be a first name.

Tambara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tambara (Marathi: तांबरा, Oriya: ମାାଲାକା) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Tàmbara. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambara? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 159,381st most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,661,631 people. The last name Tambara is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Tambara live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 356,749th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 556 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,214 people, or 1 in 12,717. In Zimbabwe Tambara is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 24 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 22 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent are found and Mali, where 12 percent are found.

Tambara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tambara surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tambara earn in different countries varies marginally. In Italy they earn 24.65% less than the national average, earning €22,629 per year and in United States they earn 26.79% less than the national average, earning $31,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tàmbara951/
Thambara9314/
Tambaray937/
Tambarau936/
Tambaira931/
Tambarra931/
Tambareau8832/
Tasimbara8814/
Tambharaj881/
Tambari865,575/
Tambare864,390/
Tanbara86842/
Tambora86475/
Tombara86259/
Tambaro86166/
Tambary8652/
Tambera8617/
Tembara868/
Tamuara861/
Tambaré861/
Tambaraaya821/
Tatimbaira821/
Tamboura80134,791/
Tamborra80919/
Taimbari80695/
Thombara80663/
Thambare8097/
Tambhare8080/
Thambari8040/
Thamwara8026/
Tambaros8014/
Tambarou8013/
Tamboray804/
Taembera803/
Tanbaray803/
Toumbara803/
Tammbare802/
Tanmbare802/
Tamboora802/
Tombarap802/
Taambari802/
Tambarry802/
Tambaare801/
Tambasre801/
Tamberau801/
Tamboras801/
Tamnbari801/
Tamboyra801/
Tambares801/
Tambaret801/
Tambargi801/
Tambatry801/
Tambayre801/
Tamuhara801/
Tambouras7580/
Tamboiray7510/
Taimbhare754/
Thombarai754/
Taamboura753/
Tambouraa752/
Thaimbare752/
Thambhare752/
Teambhare751/
Thanmbare751/
Thamboura751/
Tambourra751/
Tamboutra751/
Tambuiray751/
Tambarriz751/
Thamwarai751/
Tombareau750/
Tombari712,049/
Tambori71739/
Tambore71522/
Tombare71410/
Tanbari71281/
Tembera71119/
Tonbara71104/
Tambero7160/
Tombora7144/
Tambory7141/
Tamboro7140/
Tanbare7128/
Tombera7126/
Tanwara7113/
Tombary714/
Tamboré712/
Tamwaro712/
Tembora711/
Tamborí711/
Thambhariy711/
Tamuora711/
Tanbary711/
Tanbora711/
Tanvara711/
Thombare6779,406/
Thamwaro67272/
Tanboura67121/
Tombarge6799/
Tambouri6755/
Tambhore6752/
Tambeiro6744/
Tamboury6742/
Tamborro6723/
Toumbare6723/
Tamboure6717/
Tamboriy6717/
Tomboura6715/
Tembaroi6714/
Tombaris6713/
Tamboori6712/
Toumbari6712/
Tombhare6711/
Tambeiri6711/
Tanberah6710/
Tambouro678/
Tanvaras677/
Thamvaro676/
Tambeyro675/
Thanbare674/
Ttombare673/
Tombarry673/
Tombarre672/
Tambores672/
Geethambari671/
Tombarei671/
Tomborai671/
Tamberea671/
Tamboruy671/
Tanwgara671/
Tammbore671/
Taunbari671/
Tombarri671/
Tamborod671/
Tanvarad671/
Tanvarah671/
Tanvarai671/
Tanvarau671/
Thanwara671/
Tamboiro671/
Tainbera670/

Tambara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambara in the Marathi language
तांबराtambara-
Tambara in the Oriya language
ମାାଲାକାmaalaka25
ପାତିକାତାାରାpatikataara25
ତାାରାtaara25
ଟାାରାtaara25

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tambara
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