Tambo Surname
Approximately 19,152 people bear this surname
Tambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,304 | 1:22,361 | 2,833 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Bolivia | 1,901 | 1:5,585 | 752 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,338 | 1:11,538 | 1,500 |
| Cameroon | 1,240 | 1:16,749 | 2,297 |
| Philippines | 1,168 | 1:86,677 | 15,048 |
| South Africa | 1,137 | 1:47,650 | 6,070 |
| Ecuador | 1,055 | 1:15,077 | 2,304 |
| Venezuela | 850 | 1:35,534 | 2,036 |
| Peru | 731 | 1:43,480 | 3,935 |
| Zambia | 654 | 1:24,235 | 2,594 |
| Colombia | 531 | 1:89,970 | 3,434 |
| Papua New Guinea | 428 | 1:19,051 | 1,949 |
| Kenya | 416 | 1:111,009 | 9,481 |
| Tanzania | 416 | 1:127,263 | 11,974 |
| Niger | 334 | 1:57,461 | 2,782 |
| Spain | 308 | 1:151,792 | 11,199 |
| Nigeria | 192 | 1:922,619 | 39,799 |
| Indonesia | 175 | 1:755,710 | 57,892 |
| United States | 138 | 1:2,626,514 | 158,538 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| France | 102 | 1:651,203 | 84,246 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Mexico | 46 | 1:2,698,396 | 21,792 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Denmark | 35 | 1:161,278 | 13,908 |
| Benin | 34 | 1:303,988 | 24,879 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Iran | 25 | 1:3,071,301 | 92,215 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Tambo (1,557) may also be a first name.
Tambo Demographics
Average Tambo Salary in
United States
$48,887 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tambo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺒﻮ, Hindi: टम्बो, Marathi: तांबो) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tambo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 28,060th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 380,511 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Tambo live; 28 percent live in Southern Africa and 23 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tambo is also the 196,366th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,557 people.
Tambo is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,304 people, or 1 in 22,361. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 11 percent reside and Bolivia, where 10 percent reside.
Tambo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tambo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (85%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Tambo surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.
The amount Tambo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 24.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,731 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.87% less than the national average, earning R 164,280 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.64% more than the national average, earning $29,659,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning $46,442 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tambo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tambo in the Marathi language | ||
| तांबो | tambo | - |
| Tambo in the Hindi language | ||
| टम्बो | tambo | 72.73 |
| तम्बो | tambo | 27.27 |
| Tambo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻤﺒﻮ | tmbw | 50 |
| ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮ | tambw | 50 |
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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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- 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 Tambo
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