Tambiga Surname

115,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Tambiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2,5281:7,260742
Philippines1,4611:69,29411,886
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tambiga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tambiga is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambiga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,682nd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,826,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Tambiga live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 2,528 people, or 1 in 7,260. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Est Region, where 91 percent reside, Sahel Region, where 7 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambiega932/
Tombiga86355/
Tanbiga8662/
Tambega8631/
Tamwiga864/
Tombega7126/
Tambegi711/
Tassembega711/
Tonbiga711/
Tombige711/
Tombegha671/
Tassembego5922/
Tombegou531,052/
Toumbegou5092/

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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 Tambiga
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