Tombe Surname
Approximately 17,830 people bear this surname
Tombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 8,400 | 1:4,465 | 642 |
| DR Congo | 4,043 | 1:18,273 | 2,271 |
| Colombia | 3,044 | 1:15,695 | 1,352 |
| Papua New Guinea | 516 | 1:15,802 | 1,546 |
| Zimbabwe | 331 | 1:46,641 | 7,168 |
| Cameroon | 318 | 1:65,312 | 8,281 |
| Congo | 263 | 1:18,970 | 2,239 |
| Nigeria | 240 | 1:738,095 | 33,631 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Canada | 93 | 1:396,189 | 35,081 |
| United States | 84 | 1:4,314,987 | 229,510 |
| Uganda | 83 | 1:470,353 | 27,634 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| Senegal | 36 | 1:404,982 | 1,935 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
The alternate forms: Tombé (9) & Tombè (1) are calculated separately.
Tombe (686) may also be a first name.
Tombe Demographics
Average Tombe Salary in
United States
$38,135 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tombe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻣﺒﻰ, Marathi: तांबे) is more commonly found in Sudan than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Tombé or Tombè. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tombe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 29,976th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 408,724 people. The surname Tombe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Tombe are found; 47 percent are found in North Africa and 47 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Tombe is also the 315,870th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 686 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 8,400 people, or 1 in 4,465. Without taking into account Sudan Tombe exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Colombia, where 17 percent reside.
Tombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tombe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tombe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Tombe surname is predominantly Anglican (69%) in Ireland and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Tombe last name are 29.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.61% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tombe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.54% less than the national average, earning R 117,528 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning $18,681,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.62% less than the national average, earning $38,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning $46,280 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tombe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tombe in the Marathi language | ||
| तांबे | tambe | - |
| Tombe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻮﻣﺒﻰ | twmby | 78.45 |
| ﺗﻮﻣﺒﻲ | twmby | 16.38 |
| ﺗﻤﺒﻰ | tmby | 2.59 |
| ﺗﻮﻧﺒﻲ | twnby | 0.86 |
| ﺗﻮﻣﺐ | twmb | 0.86 |
| ﺗﻤﺒﻲ | tmby | 0.86 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tombe
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