Tamboura Surname

4,167th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Tamboura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamboura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso101,2111:18128
Mali29,6861:57282
Senegal2,2841:6,383296
Mauritania8261:4,957595
Ivory Coast2661:86,7344,640
Palestine2401:18,9543,082
Niger701:274,1728,473
Guinea601:197,230991
France321:2,075,710171,237
Cyprus271:32,7733,506
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Tamboura (176) may also be a first name.

Tamboura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamboura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﺍ) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamboura? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,167th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,066 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tamboura live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tamboura is also the 687,834th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 176 people.

The last name Tamboura is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 101,211 people, or 1 in 181. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 83 percent live, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 6 percent live and Centre-Nord Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso Tamboura occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 22 percent live and Senegal, where 2 percent live.

Tamboura Last Name Statistics demography

Tamboura earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.99% less than the national average, earning $28,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambouras9480/
Taamboura943/
Tambouraa942/
Thamboura941/
Tambouera941/
Tambourea941/
Tambourra941/
Tamboutra941/
Tambourza941/
Tambora93475/
Tambura93449/
Tamboureas8941/
Tamborra88919/
Tanboura88121/
Thambura88102/
Tamburai8897/
Tambouri8855/
Tamboury8842/
Tamboure8817/
Tomboura8815/
Tambouro888/
Tamburas884/
Tamboray884/
Tamboora882/
Tamburaj882/
Tambhura881/
Tamboras881/
Tamburra881/
Tamboyra881/
Tambouret82123/
Thamburaj82110/
Tambourgi8242/
Tambourre8241/
Tambouris8232/
Tambourou8230/
Tamboiray8210/
Toumboura823/
Tambourré822/
Tambourri821/
Tambutrah821/
Tambuiray821/
Tamburaus820/
Tambara802,738/
Tamburi802,062/
Tamburo80926/
Tambori80739/
Tambore80522/
Tambure80487/
Tombora8044/
Tambory8041/
Tamboro8040/
Tambury8026/
Tombura8013/
Tamboré802/
Tamuara801/
Tamborí801/
Tamuora801/
Tanbora801/
Thambuttra7811/
Toumbouras788/
Tambourgou783/
Tamburro752,197/
Tamburri751,683/
Tambhore7552/
Thamburi7537/
Tamborro7523/
Tambhure7517/
Tamboriy7517/
Tambures7514/
Thambara7514/
Tambarou7513/
Tamboori7512/
Tamburry7512/
Tambaray757/
Tamburoo756/
Tambarau756/
Taamburi753/
Thambure752/
Tanbouri752/
Tambores752/
Tamburgo752/
Tomborai751/
Thamburo751/
Thombura751/
Tambaira751/
Tambhuri751/
Tamboruy751/
Tamburre751/
Tammbore751/
Tamborod751/
Tambuire751/
Tamburoy751/
Tambarra751/
Tamuhara751/
Tomboure751/
Tombouri751/
Tamboiro751/
Tamburich7121/
Tasimbara7114/
Toumboure7114/
Toumbouri7113/
Thamboori714/
Tanbourou713/
Tambeyrou711/
Tambharaj711/
Thamburro711/
Tambeyore711/
Tanbourgi711/
Tamborous710/
Tambari675,575/
Tambare674,390/
Tanbara67842/
Tombara67259/
Tambaro67166/
Tambary6752/
Tanburi6749/
Tombori6748/
Toumbourou6748/
Tomburo6739/
Toumbouris6720/
Tombore6710/
Tomboro676/
Tomburi673/
Tanbori673/
Tanbure672/
Tanbore672/
Tambaraaya671/
Tatimbaira671/
Tanbourgou671/
Tanburo671/
Tàmbara671/
Tambaré671/
Tombory671/
Tombury671/
Tanuora671/
Ttoumbouri671/

Tamboura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamboura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﺍtambwra79.33
ﺗﻤﺒﻮﺭﺍtmbwra12.85
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﻩtambwrh1.68
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭtambwr1.12
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﻱtambwry1.12
ﺗﻨﺒﻮﺭﺍtnbwra1.12
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﻯtambwry1.12
ﺗﻤﺒﻮﺭﻩtmbwrh0.56

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