Tambora Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Guam

Tambora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2241:590,39847,039
Philippines1331:761,19074,637
Guam371:4,328556
Burkina Faso311:592,0037,564
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tambora (32) may also be a first name.

Tambora Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tambora (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﺍ, Marathi: तंबोरा, Russian: Тамбора) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tambora.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambora? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 640,141st most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. Tambora is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Tambora are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tambora is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held given name globally, borne by 32 people.

The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 590,398. In Indonesia Tambora is most common in: West Java, where 25 percent reside, Southeast Sulawesi, where 19 percent reside and West Nusa Tenggara, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 28 percent reside and Guam, where 8 percent reside.

Tambora Last Name Statistics demography

Tambora earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning $31,014 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamboura93134,791/
Tamborra93919/
Tamboray934/
Tamboora932/
Tamboras931/
Tamboyra931/
Tambouras8880/
Tamboiray8810/
Taamboura883/
Tambouraa882/
Thamboura881/
Tambourea881/
Tambourra881/
Tamboutra881/
Tambourza881/
Tambara862,738/
Tambori86739/
Tambore86522/
Tambura86449/
Tombora8644/
Tambory8641/
Tamboro8640/
Tambera8617/
Tamboré862/
Tembora861/
Tamborí861/
Tamuora861/
Tanbora861/
Tamboureas8241/
Tanboura80121/
Thambura80102/
Tamburai8097/
Tambouri8055/
Tambhore8052/
Tamboury8042/
Tamborro8023/
Tamboure8017/
Tamboriy8017/
Tomboura8015/
Thambara8014/
Tamboori8012/
Tambouro808/
Tambaray807/
Tambarau806/
Tamburas804/
Taembera803/
Tamburaj802/
Tambores802/
Tomborai801/
Tamberau801/
Tamberea801/
Tambhura801/
Tamboruy801/
Tamburra801/
Tammbore801/
Tamborod801/
Tambarra801/
Tamboiro801/
Tambouret75123/
Thamburaj75110/
Tambourgi7542/
Tambourre7541/
Tambouris7532/
Tambareau7532/
Tambourou7530/
Tasimbara7514/
Thamboori754/
Toumboura753/
Tambourré752/
Tambharaj751/
Tambourri751/
Tambutrah751/
Tambuiray751/
Tomboreau750/
Tamburaus750/
Tamborous750/
Tambari715,575/
Tambare714,390/
Tamburi712,062/
Tamburo71926/
Tanbara71842/
Tambure71487/
Tombara71259/
Tambaro71166/
Tembera71119/
Tambero7160/
Tambary7152/
Tombori7148/
Tambury7126/
Tombera7126/
Tombura7113/
Thambuttra7111/
Tombore7110/
Tembara718/
Toumbouras718/
Tomboro716/
Tambourgou713/
Tanbori713/
Tanbore712/
Tambaraaya711/
Tamuara711/
Tàmbara711/
Temboro711/
Tambaré711/
Tombory711/
Tanuora711/
Tamburro672,197/
Tamburri671,683/
Taimbari67695/
Thombara67663/
Thambare6797/
Tambhare6780/
Thambari6740/
Thamburi6737/
Thamwara6726/
Tambhure6717/
Tambures6714/
Tambaros6714/
Tambarou6713/
Tamburry6712/
Tanberah6710/
Tomborio679/
Tomboris679/
Tamburoo676/
Taamburi673/
Tanbaray673/
Toumbara673/
Thombore672/
Tammbare672/
Tanbhore672/
Tanmbare672/
Thambure672/
Tombarap672/
Tomborop672/
Taambari672/
Tambarry672/
Tanbouri672/
Tamburgo672/
Thamburo671/
Thombura671/
Tambaare671/
Tambasre671/
Tambhuri671/
Tamburre671/
Tanborgi671/
Tamnbari671/
Tambuire671/
Tamburoy671/
Tambares671/
Tambaret671/
Tambargi671/
Tambatry671/
Tamuhara671/
Tomboure671/
Tombouri671/
Tainbera670/

Tambora Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambora in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﺍtambwra-
Tambora in the Marathi language
तंबोराtambora-
Tambora in the Russian language
Тамбораtambora-

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