Tambuka Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Tambuka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 139 | 1:380,875 | 27,601 |
| Zambia | 66 | 1:240,150 | 14,690 |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | 1:220,371 | 30,351 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Tambuka (11) may also be a first name.
Tambuka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tambuka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tambuka (Oriya: ତୁକା, Russian: Тамбука) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tambuka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 930,678th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Tambuka are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 11 people.
The surname Tambuka is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 380,875. In Tanzania Tambuka is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 57 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 40 percent live and Mara Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tambuuka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tambouka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tambauka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tambutka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tamboka | 86 | 285 | / |
| Tambuko | 86 | 70 | / |
| Tambuki | 86 | 23 | / |
| Tombuka | 86 | 22 | / |
| Tambuke | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tombukaa | 80 | 35 | / |
| Thambuki | 80 | 12 | / |
| Tambukie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tambieka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tamboukos | 75 | 17 | / |
| Toumbouka | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tomboka | 71 | 1,230 | / |
| Tambuco | 71 | 118 | / |
| Tamboki | 71 | 91 | / |
| Tamboko | 71 | 41 | / |
| Tembuko | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tambuce | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tamboke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tombuki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tambuque | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tombokaa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tambuqui | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tambuchi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tombokea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambokhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambokoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambouco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tounbouka | 63 | 8 | / |
| Toumbouki | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tomboko | 57 | 331 | / |
| Tamboco | 57 | 138 | / |
| Tomboki | 57 | 25 | / |
| Tanboko | 57 | 7 | / |
| Tombuco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tomboca | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tombokoy | 53 | 12 | / |
| Tanbauco | 53 | 11 | / |
Tambuka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tambuka in the Oriya language | ||
| ତୁକା | tuka | - |
| Tambuka in the Russian language | ||
| Тамбука | tambuka | - |
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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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- 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 Tambuka
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