Tambayi Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tambayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tambayi (137) may also be a first name.

Tambayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tambayi is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tambayi is the 1,453,389th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tambayi reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tambayi is also the 790,880th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 137 people.

The surname Tambayi is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 197,926. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 49 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 33 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thambayi9316/
Tambai922,506/
Tambay921,412/
Tambaya864,316/
Tambaye861,847/
Tambiyi86183/
Tambayo86122/
Thambai8650/
Tambeyi8613/
Tambaiy869/
Tambaji868/
Tambayu868/
Tembayi867/
Tambaia867/
Tambhai863/
Tambaio862/
Thambay861/
Tanbayi861/
Tambaay861/
Tambaiu861/
Teambai861/
Tambahy861/
Tambaii861/
Tambuyi861/
Tambaiah808/
Tambayah807/
Tambayau801/
Tambaiha801/
Tambey77487/
Tambie77288/
Tamboa77267/
Tamboy77235/
Tamboi77174/
Tambui77104/
Tombay7757/
Tambau7755/
Tombai7753/
Tambye7749/
Tambaa7744/
Tambae7723/
Tambei7722/
Tambea779/
Tambaj776/
Tambuy772/
Tambaí771/
Thambaiah75315/
Thambayah7513/
Thambyiah7512/
Tambhaiah751/
Tahambaye751/
Tambayaha751/
Tamboğa71385/
Tambeye71214/
Tambiyo71106/
Tamboia7171/
Tambiya7169/
Tambuğa7166/
Tambuya7147/
Tomboyi7144/
Tambeya7139/
Tamboji7131/
Toumbai7121/
Teambea7121/
Tambois7118/
Tambaud7115/
Tamboya7111/
Tembeyi7111/
Tambawe7110/
Tambijo719/
Tambajo718/
Tambaja717/
Tamboio717/
Tombaya715/
Toumbay714/
Thambau714/
Tambyya712/
Tamboyo712/
Tombaio712/
Tombaye712/
Tambioy712/
Taimbie712/
Thambey711/
Tambiia711/
Tamboii711/
Tambuha711/
Tambuii711/
Taumbui711/
Tambeji711/
Tammbey711/
Tambiye711/
Tamboye711/
Tambaje711/
Tambeua711/
Tombaji711/
Toimbai711/
Toumbaya671,847/
Tambuyat67466/
Tombayot6713/
Tambiyah679/
Toumbaye675/
Tombaiyo675/
Tambhiya673/
Tambehah672/
Tambiyad671/
Tamboyat671/
Tambuyot671/
Tambajje671/
Tambeiha671/
Toumbayo671/

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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 Tambayi
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