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
Tombe Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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 found most in Sudan. It can be found as: Tombé or Tombè. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tombe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 29,976th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 408,724 people. Tombe occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Tombe reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Tombe is also the 315,870th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 686 people.
Tombe is most widely held in Sudan, where it is held by 8,400 people, or 1 in 4,465. Without taking into account Sudan this surname is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Colombia, where 17 percent live.
Tombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tombe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tombe surname rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tombe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (69%) in Ireland and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Tombe last name are 29.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.61% being registered to vote for the political 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
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