Tamboure Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Tamboure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamboure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tamboure Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamboure (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﻯ) is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamboure? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tamboure reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,058,683. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 67 percent are found, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 17 percent are found and Nord Region, where 17 percent are found. Beside Burkina Faso Tamboure occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 35 percent are found and Senegal, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambouret94123/
Tambourre9441/
Tambourea941/
Tambour93929/
Tambore93522/
Tambure93487/
Tamboureas8941/
Tamboura88134,791/
Tambouri8855/
Tambhore8852/
Tamboury8842/
Tambhure8817/
Tambures8814/
Thambure882/
Thambour882/
Tambores882/
Tamburre881/
Tammbore881/
Tambuire881/
Tomboure881/
Tambor862,192/
Tambur861,503/
Tambourgi8242/
Tambouris8232/
Toumboure8214/
Taamboura823/
Tambouraa822/
Tambourré822/
Thamboura821/
Tambouera821/
Tambourra821/
Tambourri821/
Tambourza821/
Tambeyore821/
Tambare804,390/
Tamburi802,062/
Tamboer801,611/
Tambori80739/
Tambora80475/
Tambura80449/
Tanbour80407/
Tambeur8049/
Tambory8041/
Tamburr8034/
Tambaur8031/
Tambury8026/
Thambur8013/
Tombore8010/
Tambhur805/
Tamboor804/
Tanbure802/
Tamboré802/
Tanbore802/
Tambhor801/
Tamborí801/
Tamburri751,683/
Tamborra75919/
Tanboura75121/
Thambare7597/
Tamburai7597/
Tambhare7580/
Thamburi7537/
Tambiyor7524/
Tamboriy7517/
Tambeior7516/
Tomboura7515/
Tamboori7512/
Tamburry7512/
Tamboray754/
Taamburi753/
Thombore752/
Thombure752/
Tammbare752/
Tanbhore752/
Tanmbare752/
Tamboora752/
Tamburaj752/
Tanbouri752/
Tambaare751/
Tambasre751/
Tambhura751/
Tambhuri751/
Tamboruy751/
Tamburra751/
Thambaur751/
Tamboyra751/
Tamburoy751/
Tambares751/
Tambaret751/
Tambayre751/
Tombouri751/
Tombor71705/
Tambar71498/
Thamburaj71110/
Taminpour7170/
Tanbur7158/
Thambauer7126/
Tamburich7121/
Toumbouri7113/
Tamburova7110/
Tamboiray7110/
Tombur717/
Tamborová716/
Tamborova715/
Taimbhare714/
Thamboori714/
Tanbor714/
Thanburee714/
Toumboura713/
Thaimbare712/
Thambhare712/
Teambhare711/
Thanmbare711/
Tambuiray711/
Tanbourgi711/
Tambari675,575/
Tambara672,738/
Tombeur67889/
Tombare67410/
Tomboer6767/
Tambary6752/
Tanburi6749/
Tombori6748/
Tombora6744/
Thambar6734/
Tanbutr6732/
Tanbare6728/
Toumbouris6720/
Tahmbar6714/
Tombura6713/
Tambhar6712/
Thamuearee677/
Tambard676/
Tambarh676/
Tanmbar675/
Tomburi673/
Tanbori673/
Thanbur671/
Tamuara671/
Tasmbar671/
Tamuora671/
Tambier671/
Tameenpour671/
Tambaré671/
Tombory671/
Tombuer671/
Tombury671/
Ttoumbouri671/
Tanboor671/
Tanbora671/

Tamboure Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamboure in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﻯtambwry50
ﺗﺎﻣﺒﻮﺭﻱtambwry50

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