Tambil Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tambil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Tambil (113) may also be a first name.

Tambil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tambil (Bengali: তম্বিল, Georgian: თამბილ, Marathi: तंबील) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,020,555th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Tambil reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tambil is also the 881,625th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 113 people.

The surname Tambil is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea Tambil is mostly found in: Enga, where 65 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 13 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambl916/
Tamble83255/
Tombil83114/
Tembil83111/
Tambel8357/
Tambøl833/
Tambül831/
Tombiol7715/
Tambelt7712/
Tambell774/
Tanmble772/
Thamble771/
Tambael771/
Thambel771/
Tambeld771/
Teamble771/
Taimble771/
Tembl7345/
Thoombil71394/
Thambell711/
Tambelle711/
Tembel67614/
Tombel67283/
Tonbil67252/
Tömböl67132/
Tamuel6720/
Tomble6710/
Tanwil679/
Tanble674/
Tomwil672/

Tambil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambil in the Georgian language
თამბილtambil-
Tambil in the Bengali language
তম্বিলtambila-
Tambil in the Marathi language
तंबीलtambila-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tambil
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