Tambuga Surname

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

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Tambuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tambuga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tambuga is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tambuga.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambuga? popularity and diffusion

Tambuga is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Tambuga occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Tambuga reside; 82 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 82 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Tambuga is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Tambuga is primarily concentrated in: East Sepik, where 93 percent live and Western Highlands, where 7 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambunga93296/
Tambugha9317/
Tambouga9310/
Tambounga881/
Tamboga8612/
Tombunga8055/
Tanbunga804/
Tambiega802/
Tambungo802/
Tambogay801/
Tambougou751,784/
Toumbouga751/
Tambogo71520/
Tambogi7121/
Tanboga719/
Tamboungou711/
Tambogou672/
Tahmbogi671/
Tombogha671/
Tambogoy671/
Tombougo671/
Tombunge671/
Tanbougou6334/
Toumbougo631/
Tombougou631/
Tuonbounga591/
Tombogo5785/
Tanbogo5732/
Toumbogo5338/
Tomboego5327/
Tonbougou501/

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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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  • 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 Tambuga
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