Tanbaya Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Tanbaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanbaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3251:545,05526,640
Niger441:436,18211,913
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Tanbaya (176) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanmbaya931/
Tanbay92301/
Tambaya864,316/
Tanbaye8638/
Tanbiya8611/
Tanbeya867/
Tanbayo865/
Tanbays861/
Tanba833,868/
Tanby8348/
Tambayau801/
Thanbayi801/
Tambay771,412/
Teanby77194/
Tanbai77164/
Tambaa7744/
Tanuay7735/
Tanway7721/
Tanbey7712/
Tannby773/
Thanby773/
Taunba771/
Tanboa771/
Tamnby771/
Tanbae771/
Tanuaa771/
Tanbaj771/
Tambayaha751/
Tambaye711,847/
Tanboğa711,224/
Tambayo71122/
Tanwiya7177/
Thanbai7170/
Tambiya7169/
Tambuya7147/
Tanuhay7143/
Tambeya7139/
Tanbuğa7138/
Tanbaji7114/
Tamboya7111/
Tomnbay7110/
Tambaiy719/
Tambayu718/
Tambaja717/
Tambaia717/
Tombaya715/
Tanbiye713/
Tambyya712/
Thanmba712/
Tanboia712/
Tanbuua711/
Thambay711/
Thanway711/
Tambahy711/
Tanuaia711/
Tanbeye711/
Tanbaje711/
Tambaay711/
Tamwaya711/
Tagnuay711/
Tanuaja711/
Tamba67117,517/
Toumbaya671,847/
Tamby67850/
Tanbi67686/
Tambuyat67466/
Tanbe67440/
Tonba67129/
Tonby6745/
Thambayi6716/
Tanvy675/
Tambhiya673/
Tatnboyi671/
Thainuaa671/
Tambiyad671/
Tanveeya671/
Tasenbai671/
Tamboyat671/
Tambaiha671/
Tatymbay671/

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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 Tanbaya
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