Tamva Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Tamva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Tamva (27) may also be a first name.
Tamva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tamva (Hindi: तमवा) occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamva? popularity and diffusion
Tamva is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Tamva occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tamva are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 27 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia Tamva is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent live. Other than Australia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamva in the Hindi language | ||
| तमवा | tamava | 69.23 |
| ताम्वा | tamva | 15.38 |
| तम्वा | tamva | 7.69 |
| टमवा | tamava | 7.69 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tamva
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