Tanbaya Surname
Approximately 370 people bear this surname
Tanbaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 325 | 1:545,055 | 26,640 |
| Niger | 44 | 1:436,182 | 11,913 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Tanbaya (176) may also be a first name.
Tanbaya Demographics
Tanbaya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Tanbaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanbaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanbaya is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanbaya? popularity and diffusion
Tanbaya is the 769,129th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanbaya live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 687,834th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 176 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 325 people, or 1 in 545,055. In Nigeria Tanbaya is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 21 percent live, Niger, where 18 percent live and Zamfara, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria Tanbaya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 12 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
Tanbaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Tanbaya surname is primarily Muslim (54%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanmbaya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tanbay | 92 | 301 | / |
| Tambaya | 86 | 4,316 | / |
| Tanbaye | 86 | 38 | / |
| Tanbiya | 86 | 11 | / |
| Tanbeya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tanbayo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tanbays | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanba | 83 | 3,868 | / |
| Tanby | 83 | 48 | / |
| Tambayau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thanbayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tambay | 77 | 1,412 | / |
| Teanby | 77 | 194 | / |
| Tanbai | 77 | 164 | / |
| Tambaa | 77 | 44 | / |
| Tanuay | 77 | 35 | / |
| Tanway | 77 | 21 | / |
| Tanbey | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tannby | 77 | 3 | / |
| Thanby | 77 | 3 | / |
| Taunba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanboa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamnby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanbae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanuaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanbaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tambayaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tambaye | 71 | 1,847 | / |
| Tanboğa | 71 | 1,224 | / |
| Tambayo | 71 | 122 | / |
| Tanwiya | 71 | 77 | / |
| Thanbai | 71 | 70 | / |
| Tambiya | 71 | 69 | / |
| Tambuya | 71 | 47 | / |
| Tanuhay | 71 | 43 | / |
| Tambeya | 71 | 39 | / |
| Tanbuğa | 71 | 38 | / |
| Tanbaji | 71 | 14 | / |
| Tamboya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Tomnbay | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tambaiy | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tambayu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tambaja | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tambaia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tombaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tanbiye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tambyya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thanmba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tanboia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tanbuua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thambay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thanway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tambahy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanuaia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanbeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanbaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tambaay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tagnuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanuaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamba | 67 | 117,517 | / |
| Toumbaya | 67 | 1,847 | / |
| Tamby | 67 | 850 | / |
| Tanbi | 67 | 686 | / |
| Tambuyat | 67 | 466 | / |
| Tanbe | 67 | 440 | / |
| Tonba | 67 | 129 | / |
| Tonby | 67 | 45 | / |
| Thambayi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tanvy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tambhiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tatnboyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thainuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambiyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanveeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tasenbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamboyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tambaiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tatymbay | 67 | 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
- 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 Tanbaya
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