Tombaugh Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Tombaugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tombaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3811:951,33670,955
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Tombaugh Last Name Facts

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

Tombaugh is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tombaugh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tombaugh is the 712,393rd most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. The surname Tombaugh occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Tombaugh are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 381 people, or 1 in 951,336. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Kansas, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Tombaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tombaugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tombaugh last name rose 515 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tombaugh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tombaugh last name are 22.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.83% being registered with the political party.

Tombaugh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $46,212 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tombeaugh941/
Thombaugh940/
Tumbaugh888/
Tombough883/
Tambaugh881/
Tombag862/
Thambaugh820/
Tomboug801/
Tombakh801/
Tunbaugh752/
Tumbough752/
Toumboug751/
Tambough750/
Tombak712,665/
Tambag71413/
Tumbag7157/
Tembug7150/
Tombac7143/
Tambug7117/
Tombuk7114/
Tombuc712/
Tombog712/
Toumbague711/
Tomback67226/
Tombeux67154/
Tombake6724/
Tonbakh675/
Tambugk671/
Tombouc671/
Tambakh671/
Tamboug671/
Thombak671/
Tommbaq671/

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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 Tombaugh
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