Tambwali Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Tambwali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambwali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia121:1,320,82731,121
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England11:55,718,059489,080

Tambwali Last Name Facts

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

Tambwali is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tambwali click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambwali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 497,277th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. The last name Tambwali occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tambwali reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Tambwali is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 28,484. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Tambwali Last Name Statistics demography

Tambwali earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.07% less than the national average, earning R 199,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambuali8812/
Tambwale889/
Tambwala886/
Tambwaala821/
Thambballi783/
Tambuale7526/
Tambboli751/
Tambuala751/
Tambuoli751/
Tamvboli751/
Tambwele751/
Tombuali751/
Tombwele639/
Tombuele501/

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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 Tambwali
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