Tambur Surname

261,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tambur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4031:1,903,38866,344
Bosnia and Herzegovina3951:8,9531,804
Indonesia2391:553,34444,561
Moldova1511:23,5853,939
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Serbia161:446,55918,714
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Tambur (182) may also be a first name.

Tambur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tambur (Marathi: तंबूर, Russian: Тамбур) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 261,171st most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,848,667 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Tambur are found; 29 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 29 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Tambur is also the 675,152nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 182 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 403 people, or 1 in 1,903,388. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Karnataka, where 85 percent reside, Telangana, where 10 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 2 percent reside. Not including India Tambur occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Tambur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tambur last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tambur earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $51,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambour92929/
Tambure92487/
Tambeur9249/
Tamburr9234/
Tambaur9231/
Thambur9213/
Tambhur925/
Tamboure8617/
Tambhure8617/
Thambour862/
Thambure862/
Tamburre861/
Tambuire861/
Thambaur861/
Tambor832,192/
Tembur83376/
Tanbur8358/
Tombur837/
Tambourre8041/
Tamburova8010/
Tamboer771,611/
Tombeur77889/
Tanbour77407/
Tanbutr7732/
Thembur775/
Tamboor774/
Tanbure772/
Tambhor771/
Tamuhor771/
Thanbur771/
Thombure712/
Tomboure711/
Tombor67705/
Taminpour6770/
Toumboure6714/
Tanbor674/
Tanvur673/
Tameenpour631/
Tomboer6267/
Tanboor621/
Tonbutr621/
Tonbeur621/
Thanboor571/
Tonbor5077/
Tanwor502/
Thomimpour501/

Tambur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tambur in the Marathi language
तंबूरtambura40
तांबुरtambura20
तंबूराचीtamburaci20
तांबुरे़tambure20
Tambur in the Russian language
Тамбурtambur-

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Footnotes

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