Thambu Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Thambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1801:4,261,474113,127
Kenya1431:322,93619,861
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397

Thambu (549) may also be a first name.

Thambu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thambu (Bengali: থাম্বু, Hindi: थम्बू, Marathi: थंबु) is found most in India. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thambu.

How Common Is The Last Name Thambu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 620,716th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Thambu live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Thambu is also the 359,531st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 549 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 4,261,474. In India Thambu is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 36 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent are found and Telangana, where 9 percent are found. Barring India this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Thambu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Thambu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Thambu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 35.44% less than the national average, earning R 153,408 per year and in Canada they earn 12.76% less than the national average, earning $43,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thambou92390/
Thambau924/
Thambus921/
Tahambu921/
Tambu914,387/
Tambou831,702/
Tambus83362/
Tambuh83262/
Tambud83233/
Thembu83191/
Tambut83105/
Tambui83104/
Taimbu8371/
Tambau8355/
Tambeu8350/
Thombu8319/
Taambu8315/
Tambhu8310/
Thanbu834/
Taumbu832/
Tambuu832/
Tambuy832/
Tammbu831/
Tambuz831/
Taimbud77460/
Thamboo77118/
Tambuğa7766/
Thanbut7734/
Tambous7728/
Tambaud7715/
Thanbhu773/
Tambouh773/
Tambouz772/
Tambutt772/
Tohmbuh771/
Tanmbeu771/
Tamboux771/
Tambout771/
Thombou771/
Gytambu771/
Teambou771/
Tambuha771/
Taumbui771/
Tambush771/
Tambult771/
Tembu731,799/
Tombu73641/
Tanbu73506/
Tamvu731/
Thoumbou712/
Tatimbou712/
Thanbhut711/
Tambeeou711/
Tanbut67359/
Tombou67350/
Tamboe67126/
Tombuş67113/
Tamboo6796/
Tembuh6759/
Tombeu6748/
Tembau6747/
Tembeu6742/
Tombuu6735/
Tombui6723/
Tombus6723/
Tembui6718/
Tombuh6713/
Toombu6712/
Tanbou677/
Toumbu673/
Thomvu672/
Tanbud672/
Tombut672/
Tombud672/
Tainbu671/
Teumbu671/
Tommbu671/
Taimvu671/
Teimbu671/

Thambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thambu in the Hindi language
थम्बूthambu-
Thambu in the Bengali language
থাম্বুthambu50
থম্বুthambu50
Thambu in the Marathi language
थंबुthambu41.67
थांबूthambu25
ठंबूthambu16.67
थाबुthabu8.33
थांबुthambu8.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thambu
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