Tambour Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Tambour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3001:38,3226,269
France2641:251,60138,869
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Denmark791:71,4527,101
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Palestine401:113,7217,356
Austria261:327,51736,002
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tambour (10) may also be a first name.

Tambour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tambour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭ) is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambour? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 383,038th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Tambour live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 38,322. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 3 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Belgium it is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in France, where 28 percent are found and Sweden, where 11 percent are found.

Tambour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tambour has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamboure9317/
Thambour932/
Tambor922,192/
Tambur921,503/
Tambourre8841/
Tamboer861,611/
Tambore86522/
Tambure86487/
Tanbour86407/
Tambeur8649/
Tamburr8634/
Tambaur8631/
Thambur8613/
Tambhur865/
Tamboor864/
Tambhor861/
Tambhore8052/
Tambiyor8024/
Tambhure8017/
Tambeior8016/
Thambure802/
Thambaur801/
Tamburre801/
Tammbore801/
Tambuire801/
Tomboure801/
Tombor77705/
Tambar77498/
Tanbur7758/
Tamuar777/
Tombur777/
Tanbor774/
Taminpour7570/
Thambauer7526/
Toumboure7514/
Tamburova7510/
Tamborová756/
Tamborova755/
Tambeyore751/
Tambare714,390/
Tombeur71889/
Tomboer7167/
Thambar7134/
Tanbutr7132/
Tahmbar7114/
Tambhar7112/
Tombore7110/
Tambarh716/
Tambard716/
Tanmbar715/
Tanbure712/
Tanbore712/
Tamuhor711/
Tasmbar711/
Thanbur711/
Thamuar711/
Tambier711/
Tameenpour711/
Tombuer711/
Tanboor711/
Thambare6797/
Tambhare6780/
Tasimbar6721/
Tambiyar677/
Tambahar674/
Thambart672/
Tanmbare672/
Tanbhore672/
Tammbare672/
Thombure672/
Thombore672/
Tambayer671/
Tambasre671/
Tambaare671/
Thanboor671/
Tambayre671/

Tambour Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭtambwr-

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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 Tambour
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