Tembam Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tembam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tembam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Tembam (12) may also be a first name.

Tembam Last Name Facts

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

Tembam is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tembam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tembam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Tembam live; 89 percent live in Oceania Islands and 89 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tembam is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea Tembam is mostly found in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Tembam exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tembaum9232/
Tembame925/
Thembam921/
Temmbeam861/
Tenmbaum861/
Temban83668/
Tambam8377/
Timbam837/
Tombam836/
Tembom832/
Tembang77451/
Tembane77220/
Tombeam7734/
Tambaum7733/
Temboum778/
Tenbaum777/
Thambam777/
Timbamg773/
Timbame772/
Tembain772/
Tambamm771/
Tembaun771/
Thembane71301/
Tembhane7114/
Tennbaum717/
Teambank712/
Timban671,501/
Tembon67559/
Tambom6722/
Tymban6712/
Timbom674/
Tombom674/
Thembhane671/
Tmbang671/
Tembhaine671/

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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
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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 Tembam
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