Tambo Surname

28,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Tambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,3041:22,3612,833
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Bolivia1,9011:5,585752
Zimbabwe1,3381:11,5381,500
Cameroon1,2401:16,7492,297
Philippines1,1681:86,67715,048
South Africa1,1371:47,6506,070
Ecuador1,0551:15,0772,304
Venezuela8501:35,5342,036
Peru7311:43,4803,935
Zambia6541:24,2352,594
Colombia5311:89,9703,434
Papua New Guinea4281:19,0511,949
Kenya4161:111,0099,481
Tanzania4161:127,26311,974
Niger3341:57,4612,782
Spain3081:151,79211,199
Nigeria1921:922,61939,799
Indonesia1751:755,71057,892
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
France1021:651,20384,246
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Mexico461:2,698,39621,792
India351:21,916,154310,282
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Benin341:303,98824,879
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
England321:1,741,18971,393
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Togo91:805,3086,372
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tambo (1,557) may also be a first name.

Tambo Last Name Facts

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

Tambo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺒﻮ, Hindi: टम्बो, Marathi: तांबो) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,060th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 380,511 people. The last name Tambo is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Tambo are found; 28 percent are found in Southern Africa and 23 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tambo is also the 196,366th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 1,557 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,304 people, or 1 in 22,361. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 11 percent are found and Bolivia, where 10 percent are found.

Tambo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tambo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tambo last name rose 4,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (85%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tambo surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambou911,702/
Thambo911,443/
Tambot91638/
Tamboa91267/
Tamboy91235/
Tambod91208/
Tamboi91174/
Tamboo9196/
Tambos9162/
Tamboh9160/
Tambuo9125/
Tatmbo917/
Taambo913/
Tanmbo912/
Taembo912/
Taimbo912/
Tgambo912/
Tamboj911/
Taumbo911/
Thambou83390/
Tamboğa83385/
Thamboo83118/
Tambous8328/
Tambois8318/
Tambooz836/
Tambost835/
Tambouh833/
Tahmboh832/
Tambouz832/
Tambout831/
Tamboux831/
Tambuoh831/
Tasimbo831/
Teambou831/
Tembo80331,360/
Tamba80117,517/
Tombo8020,442/
Tamwo80316/
Tanbo8085/
Tamuo8053/
Tambá802/
Tamvo802/
Tatimbou772/
Thembo7321,402/
Thamba7312,469/
Tambat737,463/
Tambah732,471/
Tambad73692/
Thombo73369/
Tombou73350/
Temboh73288/
Tomboy73273/
Tambaş73257/
Toumbo73249/
Teumbo73161/
Tomboi73117/
Tatmba7390/
Taemba7367/
Tamwoy7366/
Taumba7366/
Toimbo7363/
Tambau7355/
Tombos7355/
Taimba7352/
Tambas7350/
Tambeu7350/
Teamba7349/
Tambaa7344/
Tambap7344/
Taamba7338/
Toombo7334/
Tomboa7329/
Tombuo7328/
Tambha7321/
Tomboh7314/
Teembo7310/
Toembo7310/
Tanbou737/
Tambaï737/
Tombot736/
Tanbod736/
Ttembo736/
Ttamba734/
Tonmbo734/
Taimuo734/
Tammba733/
Tamnuo733/
Tambağ733/
Temboi733/
Tomboo732/
Tamuoh732/
Htembo731/
Tombop731/
Tamvod731/
Temboo731/
Tuombo731/
Tamwho731/
Tamwou731/
Tanboa731/
Tanboi731/
Teamwo731/
Thanbo731/
Tambaz731/
Tanboğa671,224/
Toumbou67982/
Tanbouh67706/
Tanbouz67563/
Tombois67467/
Tatemba67232/
Tambach67174/
Teumbou6772/
Tambash6753/
Thanbot6743/
Tahumba6731/
Tatimba6716/
Tambaud6715/
Toumbos6710/
Tammuoh678/
Thambat676/
Thambaa675/
Tambatt675/
Tanbous675/
Tanmbat674/
Thanbho674/
Thombot674/
Tanboot674/
Tamouha673/
Tthembo673/
Taambat672/
Tambhat672/
Thanmba672/
Themboi672/
Tombout672/
Tambass672/
Thambah672/
Thambha671/
Ttambat671/
Thahmba671/
Tuombuo671/
Temboih671/
Tamouho671/
Tambaah671/
Tambaha671/
Tambatdowa671/
Tombohe671/
Tombouh671/
Tombuoh671/
Toumboy671/
Tanmbeu671/
Tasimba671/
Thombou671/
Thhembo671/
Theumbo671/
Tahamba671/

Tambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambo in the Marathi language
तांबोtambo-
Tambo in the Hindi language
टम्बोtambo72.73
तम्बोtambo27.27
Tambo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻤﺒﻮtmbw50
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮtambw50

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Footnotes

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