Tambaye Surname
Approximately 1,847 people bear this surname
Tambaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,171 | 1:16,389 | 1,092 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Tambaye (760) may also be a first name.
Tambaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tambaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tambaye is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tambaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 221,035th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,945,612 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tambaye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. Tambaye is also the 297,915th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 760 people.
The last name Tambaye is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 1,171 people, or 1 in 16,389. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 56 percent live, Maradi Region, where 43 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Niger it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 36 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tambaye
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