Tamboya Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Tamboya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamboya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tamboya Last Name Facts

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

Tamboya (Oriya: ତାୋୟା) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tamboya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamboya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Tamboya live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 50 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent live and Niger, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamboyat931/
Tamboa92267/
Tamboy92235/
Tambaya864,316/
Tamboğa86385/
Tomboya8693/
Tamboia8671/
Tambiya8669/
Tambuya8647/
Tambeya8639/
Tambyya862/
Tamboyo862/
Tambioy862/
Tamboye861/
Tambuyat80466/
Tambiyah809/
Tambayah807/
Tambhiya803/
Tambiyad801/
Tambayau801/
Tanmbaya801/
Tomboyah801/
Tambai772,506/
Tambou771,702/
Tambay771,412/
Tambey77487/
Tomboy77273/
Tamboi77174/
Tamboe77126/
Tamwoy7766/
Tambau7755/
Tambye7749/
Tambaa7744/
Tomboa7729/
Tambae7723/
Tambea779/
Tambaj776/
Tambuy772/
Tamboj771/
Tambaí771/
Tanboa771/
Thambayah7513/
Thambyiah7512/
Thambiyah755/
Tambioyeh751/
Tambayaha751/
Tambaye711,847/
Tanboğa711,224/
Tembeya71996/
Thambou71390/
Tanbaya71370/
Tambeye71214/
Tambiyi71183/
Tambayi71147/
Tamboue71140/
Tambayo71122/
Tambiyo71106/
Tambuğa7166/
Thambai7150/
Tomboyi7144/
Tamboji7131/
Tembaya7130/
Tambous7128/
Tomboye7126/
Tombeya7125/
Teambea7121/
Tambois7118/
Tambaud7115/
Tambeyi7113/
Tanbiya7111/
Thamboujao7110/
Tambawe7110/
Tambijo719/
Tambaiy719/
Tambaji718/
Tambajo718/
Tambayu718/
Tanbeya717/
Tambaja717/
Tambaia717/
Tamboio717/
Tombaya715/
Thambau714/
Tambouh713/
Tambhai713/
Tambouz712/
Tanboia712/
Tambaio712/
Thambay711/
Thambey711/
Tambiia711/
Tamboii711/
Tambuha711/
Tamwaya711/
Tamweya711/
Tammbey711/
Tambiye711/
Tambout711/
Tamboux711/
Tamboué711/
Tambaay711/
Tambaiu711/
Tambaje711/
Tambeua711/
Tomboyo711/
Toumboy711/
Teambai711/
Tambahy711/
Tambaii711/
Tambuyi711/
Teambou711/
Toumbaya671,847/
Thamwiya6724/
Tombeyap6718/
Thambayi6716/
Tambaiah678/
Tambouez673/
Tatimbou672/
Tambehah672/
Tambeeou671/
Tatnboyi671/
Tembeeya671/
Tambuyot671/
Tambaiha671/
Tambajje671/
Tambeiha671/
Tatymbay671/

Tamboya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamboya in the Oriya language
ତାୋୟାtaoya-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tamboya
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