Tambei Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Tambei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Tambei (22) may also be a first name.
Tambei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tambei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tambei occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tambei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tambei is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Tambei are found; 73 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 73 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 22 people.
This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 509,607. In Papua New Guinea Tambei is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Tambei
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