Tambul Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

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

Tambul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
India331:23,244,406321,547
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Tambül (1) are calculated separately.

Tambul (170) may also be a first name.

Tambul Last Name Facts

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

Tambul (Hindi: तम्बुल, Marathi: तंबूड, Oriya: ତାୁଲ, Russian: Тамбул) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Tambül. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambul? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,364,059th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Tambul are found; 38 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 38 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 701,320th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 170 people.

The surname Tambul is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 131,512. In Papua New Guinea Tambul is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 34 percent reside, Jiwaka, where 29 percent reside and Madang, where 15 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambül941/
Tambule92906/
Tamboul925/
Tambgul924/
Tambaul921/
Tambult921/
Thambule864/
Tanmbule861/
Tambhule861/
Taumbull860/
Tombul834,785/
Tambol831,773/
Tembul834/
Tanbul831/
Tambulova80135/
Tombaul7712/
Tammbol773/
Tambool772/
Tanbule772/
Tanboul771/
Tonmbul771/
Tombult771/
Teimbule71111/
Toumboul712/
Tombault711/
Tonbul673,520/
Tombol67276/
Tombulova6725/
Toumboule672/
Tanvule621/
Toimbol621/
Tounboul571/
Tonbol50407/

Tambul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambul in the Hindi language
तम्बुलtambula-
Tambul in the Marathi language
तंबूडtambuda-
Tambul in the Oriya language
ତାୁଲtaula60
ତାୁଳtaula20
ତାୁଲତାିtaulatai20
Tambul in the Russian language
Тамбулtambul-

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