Tambu Surname
Approximately 4,387 people bear this surname
Tambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,847 | 1:40,000 | 4,929 |
| India | 815 | 1:941,185 | 40,394 |
| Cameroon | 484 | 1:42,911 | 5,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 419 | 1:36,845 | 5,706 |
| Papua New Guinea | 396 | 1:20,590 | 2,177 |
| Indonesia | 122 | 1:1,084,010 | 78,297 |
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Romania | 19 | 1:1,056,730 | 53,305 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Tambu (1,469) may also be a first name.
Tambu Demographics
Average Tambu Salary in
United States
$34,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tambu (Bengali: তাম্বু, Hindi: तम्बू, Marathi: तांबू) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tambu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tambu is the 106,533rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,661,168 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Tambu live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 203,151st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 1,469 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,847 people, or 1 in 40,000. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
Tambu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Tambu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.17% less than the national average, earning $29,727 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tambu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tambu in the Bengali language | ||
| তাম্বু | tambu | - |
| Tambu in the Marathi language | ||
| तांबू | tambu | 60.04 |
| तांबु | tambu | 32.22 |
| तंबू | tambu | 3.56 |
| तंबु | tambu | 3.14 |
| Tambu in the Hindi language | ||
| तम्बू | tambu | 53.57 |
| टम्बू | tambu | 21.43 |
| टम्बु | tambu | 10.71 |
| ताम्बू | tambu | 3.57 |
| ताम्बु | tambu | 3.57 |
| टंब्ू | tambu | 3.57 |
| तमबू | tamabu | 3.57 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Tambu
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