Tambuwa Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Tambuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Tambuwa (8) may also be a first name.
Tambuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tambuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tambuwa is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tambuwa? popularity and diffusion
Tambuwa is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Tambuwa are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 8 people.
Tambuwa is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Tambuwa is most common in: Western Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tambuwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tambuwe | 86 | 21 | / |
| Tanbuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tombuwua | 80 | 69 | / |
| Tambueva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tambouba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tombouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tombouwua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tonbuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tambieva | 67 | 1,429 | / |
| Tombowua | 67 | 196 | / |
| Tambuboy | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tambuube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambowei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambouvou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tombowoy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tombowoh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tomboubi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tombusue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tombowei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tembouvou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Tambuwa
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