Tanbu Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tanbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4131:309,55011,306
Thailand861:821,376131,940
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tanbu (19) may also be a first name.

Tanbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanbu (Hindi: तनबू, Marathi: तांबू) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tanbu is the 610,848th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,402,265 people. Tanbu is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tanbu live; 82 percent live in East Asia and 82 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent given name in the world, held by 19 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 309,550. In Japan Tanbu is most frequent in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 26 percent reside, Ōita Prefecture, where 22 percent reside and Shiga Prefecture, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 17 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanbut91359/
Tanbou917/
Thanbu914/
Tanbud912/
Tainbu911/
Tanbouh83706/
Tanbouz83563/
Tanbuğa8338/
Thanbut8334/
Tanbous835/
Teanbut834/
Tainbut833/
Tainbud833/
Thanbhu833/
Tanmbeu831/
Tanbuua831/
Tanbuth831/
Tambu804,387/
Tanwu8029/
Tonbu804/
Tanvu803/
Tanbusch776/
Tannbouh775/
Thanbhut771/
Tambou731,702/
Thambu73495/
Tambus73362/
Tambud73233/
Tambut73105/
Tambui73104/
Taimbu7371/
Tambau7355/
Tambeu7350/
Taambu7315/
Tambhu7310/
Tonbus737/
Tanwut734/
Tonbou734/
Tanwou733/
Taumbu732/
Tambuy732/
Tanweu732/
Tonbut732/
Tammbu731/
Tonbuş731/
Tanboe731/
Tambuz731/
Tonbuh731/
Taimbud67460/
Thambou67390/
Thonbut6782/
Tambuğa6766/
Thanhvu6747/
Tambous6728/
Tounbou6716/
Tambaud6715/
Tonboup678/
Thambau674/
Tambouh673/
Tambutt672/
Teinbou672/
Tambouz672/
Teambou671/
Thanwut671/
Tambuha671/
Tambush671/
Taumbui671/
Tambult671/
Thambus671/
Tahambu671/
Tambout671/
Tamboux671/
Toonbut671/
Tonbgou671/
Tonbouh671/
Gytambu671/

Tanbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanbu in the Hindi language
तनबूtanabu-
Tanbu in the Marathi language
तांबूtambu-

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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 Tanbu
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