Tanbal Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Tanbal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanbal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Tanbal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanbal (Arabic: طانبال, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻨﺒﻞ, Hindi: तांबल) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanbal? popularity and diffusion

Tanbal is the 5,213,395th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Tanbal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Tanbal reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Chadic Africa.

Tanbal is most common in Niger, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Tanbal is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Niger Tanbal occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanbale9210/
Thanbal922/
Tahanbal861/
Tanmbale861/
Tambal8310,196/
Tanwal8365/
Tanual8344/
Tanval831/
Thambal771,002/
Tambale77513/
Thanwal7738/
Thanval7729/
Tanbole7711/
Tanvald778/
Thonbal776/
Tainval775/
Tanvale775/
Teanual774/
Tannual774/
Tambeal771/
Tambhal771/
Tambaul771/
Tanboul771/
Tanwall771/
Tanwalt770/
Tambhale71129/
Taumbale7158/
Thambale718/
Tanmbole714/
Thambhal713/
Tangnual712/
Tambaile711/
Thainual711/
Thanwald710/
Teanvalt710/
Tambol671,773/
Tombal67413/
Tonbol67407/
Tonual6745/
Tambalova674/
Tonwal671/
Tonval671/

Tanbal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanbal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻨﺒﻞtnbl-
Tanbal in the Hindi language
तांबलtambala-
Tanbal in the Arabic language
طانبالtanbal-

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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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  • 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 Tanbal
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