Tambula Surname

90,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tambula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,0321:5,646801
Zambia7611:20,8282,290
DR Congo6361:116,16312,690
Philippines2381:425,37153,304
Zimbabwe2181:70,81810,541
Uganda2091:186,79115,356
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
India411:18,708,912282,725
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Tambula (339) may also be a first name.

Tambula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tambula (Hindi: तम्बूला, Oriya: ତାୁଳା) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tambula.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tambula is the 90,586th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,377,608 people. The last name Tambula is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Tambula are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tambula is also the 474,488th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 339 people.

The last name Tambula is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,032 people, or 1 in 5,646. Without taking into account Malawi this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Tambula Last Name Statistics demography

Tambula earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.55% less than the national average, earning R 98,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tambula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambula in the Hindi language
तम्बूलाtambula-
Tambula in the Oriya language
ତାୁଳାtaula83.33
ତୁଳାtula16.67

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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 Tambula
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