Timb Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

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

Timb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Timb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1421:57,4217,328
Cameroon1121:185,43819,429
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Tîmb (1) are calculated separately.

Timb (101) may also be a first name.

Timb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Timb (Russian: Тимб) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Tîmb. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Timb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Timb is the 975,866th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. Timb is predominantly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Timb live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 940,641st most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 101 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 57,421. In Papua New Guinea Timb is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 65 percent reside, Madang, where 15 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 42 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tîmb921/
Timbs891,665/
Tiemb8925/
Taimb8918/
Toimb8912/
Timbz891/
Tiomb891/
Thimb891/
Tmb86144/
Thaimb801/
Timp751,063/
Temb75233/
Tumb75182/
Tmbd753/
Dtmb751/
Tmbp751/
Timw751/
Timv751/
Timpe673,715/
Thumb67359/
Timpf67232/
Timfe6759/
Tembd6736/
Timph6712/
Timps673/
Timww672/
Taimp672/
Tembp672/
Tyomb671/
Tämbë671/
Themb671/
Thinb671/
Timmf671/
Timfs671/
Tembs670/

Timb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timb in the Russian language
Тимбtimb-

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Footnotes

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