Tambia Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Tambia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 199 | 1:104,367 | 12,272 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Tambia (99) may also be a first name.
Tambia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tambia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tambia is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tambia? popularity and diffusion
It is the 814,680th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Tambia reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 99 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 104,367. In Cameroon Tambia is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 55 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 29 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tambiah | 92 | 51 | / |
| Thambia | 92 | 8 | / |
| Tatmbia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tambiad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thambiah | 86 | 1,338 | / |
| Tahambia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tambaiya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tatembia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thambiha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tambio | 83 | 743 | / |
| Tombia | 83 | 240 | / |
| Tembia | 83 | 33 | / |
| Tambea | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tanbia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tambya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tamuia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thambaiya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Thambiath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thambiaah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tambeau | 77 | 241 | / |
| Tambyah | 77 | 26 | / |
| Teambea | 77 | 21 | / |
| Tambijo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Toumbia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tambioy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tamwiha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tambeay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamui'a | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teumbia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thambaiyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thambyah | 71 | 128 | / |
| Tambehah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tambayya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tambayea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tombea | 67 | 73 | / |
| Tanbio | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tombio | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tembya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tonbia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tambeo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tanvia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tombya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thambayya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Tambia
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