Tambu Surname

106,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,8471:40,0004,929
India8151:941,18540,394
Cameroon4841:42,9115,693
Zimbabwe4191:36,8455,706
Papua New Guinea3961:20,5902,177
Indonesia1221:1,084,01078,297
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Romania191:1,056,73053,305
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England61:9,286,343223,652
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Tambu (1,469) may also be a first name.

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 held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tambu is the 106,533rd most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,661,168 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Tambu live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Tambu is also the 203,151st most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 1,469 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,847 people, or 1 in 40,000. Other than The DR Congo Tambu is found in 34 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambou911,702/
Thambu91495/
Tambus91362/
Tambuh91262/
Tambud91233/
Tambut91105/
Tambui91104/
Taimbu9171/
Tambau9155/
Tambeu9150/
Taambu9115/
Tambhu9110/
Taumbu912/
Tambuy912/
Tambuu912/
Tammbu911/
Tambuz911/
Taimbud83460/
Thambou83390/
Tambuğa8366/
Tambous8328/
Tambaud8315/
Thambau834/
Tambouh833/
Tambutt832/
Tambouz832/
Tambuha831/
Tambush831/
Taumbui831/
Tambult831/
Tahambu831/
Tambout831/
Tamboux831/
Tanmbeu831/
Gytambu831/
Thambus831/
Teambou831/
Tembu801,799/
Tombu80641/
Tanbu80506/
Tamvu801/
Tatimbou772/
Tambeeou771/
Tanbut73359/
Tombou73350/
Thembu73191/
Tamboe73126/
Tombuş73113/
Tamboo7396/
Tembuh7359/
Tombeu7348/
Tembau7347/
Tembeu7342/
Tombuu7335/
Tamwau7327/
Tombus7323/
Tombui7323/
Thombu7319/
Tembui7318/
Tombuh7313/
Toombu7312/
Tanbou737/
Thanbu734/
Toumbu733/
Tanbud732/
Tombut732/
Tombud732/
Teumbu731/
Tommbu731/
Teimbu731/
Taimvu731/
Tainbu731/
Tamweu731/
Tamwou731/
Toumbou67982/
Tanbouh67706/
Tanbouz67563/
Tombeux67154/
Thamboo67118/
Teumbou6772/
Tanbuğa6738/
Thanbut6734/
Teumbeu6716/
Tombush6711/
Tanbous675/
Teanbut674/
Thanbhu673/
Tainbud673/
Tainbut673/
Tombout672/
Tombult671/
Tammpuu671/
Tanbuua671/
Tuombuh671/
Tombeud671/
Tombouh671/
Tohmbuh671/
Toumbeu671/
Thombou671/
Thamwut671/
Tanbuth671/

Tambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambu in the Bengali language
তাম্বুtambu-
Tambu in the Marathi language
तांबूtambu60.04
तांबुtambu32.22
तंबूtambu3.56
तंबुtambu3.14
Tambu in the Hindi language
तम्बूtambu53.57
टम्बूtambu21.43
टम्बुtambu10.71
ताम्बूtambu3.57
ताम्बुtambu3.57
टंब्ूtambu3.57
तमबूtamabu3.57

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tambu
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