Tambas Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tambas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Tambaş (257) are calculated separately.

Tambas (144) may also be a first name.

Tambas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tambas (Russian: Тамбас) is most common in The Philippines. It can also appear as: Tambaş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Tambas are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tambas is also the 769,375th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 144 people.

The surname Tambas is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 5,624,346. In The Philippines Tambas is primarily concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 67 percent reside, Davao Region, where 22 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambaş94257/
Thambas9268/
Tambash9253/
Tambase929/
Tambass922/
Tamba91117,517/
Tambashe8673/
Thambash8633/
Tambayse861/
Thamba8312,469/
Tambat837,463/
Tambai832,506/
Tambah832,471/
Tambay831,412/
Tambad83692/
Tambac83413/
Tamboa83267/
Tombas8392/
Tatmba8390/
Taumba8366/
Tambos8362/
Tambau8355/
Taimba8352/
Teamba8349/
Tambaa8344/
Tambap8344/
Taamba8338/
Tambha8321/
Tanbas8310/
Tambea839/
Tambaï837/
Tambaj836/
Ttamba834/
Tamuas834/
Tembas834/
Tammba833/
Tambağ833/
Tambaí831/
Tambaz831/
Tambasova80167/
Tamboğa77385/
Toumbas77307/
Tatemba77232/
Tambach77174/
Thambai7750/
Tambose7740/
Tahumba7731/
Tambous7728/
Tombase7722/
Teambea7721/
Tambois7718/
Tatimba7716/
Tambaud7715/
Thambat776/
Tanbash776/
Thambaa775/
Tambatt775/
Tambost775/
Toombas775/
Tanmbat774/
Thambau774/
Tambhai773/
Taambat772/
Tambhat772/
Thanmba772/
Tombasz772/
Thambah772/
Thambha771/
Ttambat771/
Thambay771/
Thombas771/
Tanbays771/
Thahmba771/
Tambaah771/
Tambaay771/
Tambaha771/
Teambai771/
Tasimba771/
Tambahy771/
Tahamba771/
Tambashova7516/
Tambassova751/
Tambo7319,152/
Tomba7313,905/
Tanba733,868/
Támba73415/
Tamva734/
Tambá732/
Tamboise71232/
Tajnbass7142/
Tambeaux7117/
Thambath713/
Tambeaue712/
Thambhat712/
Tambache712/
Tanimpas712/
Geetamba711/
Thaimbah711/
Thombase711/
Tachimba711/
Tambajje711/
Toumbass711/
Tatymbay711/
Toumba6711,619/
Tombaş672,049/
Tambou671,702/
Thambo671,443/
Tambot67638/
Tambey67487/
Tanbay67301/
Tamboy67235/
Thomba67234/
Tambod67208/
Tamboi67174/
Tanbai67164/
Tombaz67116/
Tombasova6797/
Tamboo6796/
Tanbah6774/
Tombea6773/
Tombad6763/
Tamboh6760/
Tanbaş6758/
Tombay6757/
Tombos6755/
Tombai6753/
Tambeu6750/
Tombac6743/
Tanbat6736/
Tombat6736/
Tomboa6729/
Toomba6726/
Tambuo6725/
Tambei6722/
Tombah6717/
Tanvas6713/
Tamboc679/
Tatmbo677/
Thanba676/
Toimba673/
Taambo673/
Tembos672/
Tanmbo672/
Taimbo672/
Tgambo672/
Thanimpas672/
Tonmba671/
Tuomba671/
Tamboj671/
Taumbo671/
Tanbad671/
Tommba671/
Tohmba671/
Teumba671/
Tanbaj671/
Tanbaz671/
Tanboa671/
Tatnba671/
Taunba671/

Tambas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambas in the Russian language
Тамбасtambas-

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Footnotes

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