Tambia Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1991:104,36712,272
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
India71:109,580,769786,157
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambiah9251/
Thambia928/
Tatmbia921/
Tambiad921/
Thambiah861,338/
Tahambia864/
Tambaiya862/
Tatembia861/
Thambiha861/
Tambio83743/
Tombia83240/
Tembia8333/
Tambea839/
Tanbia831/
Tambya831/
Tamuia831/
Thambaiya8014/
Thambiath801/
Thambiaah801/
Tambeau77241/
Tambyah7726/
Teambea7721/
Tambijo779/
Toumbia776/
Tambioy772/
Tamwiha771/
Tambeay771/
Tamui'a771/
Teumbia771/
Thambaiyah751/
Thambyah71128/
Tambehah712/
Tambayya712/
Tambayea711/
Tombea6773/
Tanbio6731/
Tombio6731/
Tembya6721/
Tonbia677/
Tambeo675/
Tanvia671/
Tombya671/
Thambayya671/

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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
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  • 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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