Tombe Surname

29,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Tombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan8,4001:4,465642
DR Congo4,0431:18,2732,271
Colombia3,0441:15,6951,352
Papua New Guinea5161:15,8021,546
Zimbabwe3311:46,6417,168
Cameroon3181:65,3128,281
Congo2631:18,9702,239
Nigeria2401:738,09533,631
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Canada931:396,18935,081
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Uganda831:470,35327,634
Indonesia671:1,973,869124,197
Senegal361:404,9821,935
France361:1,845,076161,051
India271:28,409,829361,298
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
England131:4,286,005132,302
Liberia61:734,75629,369
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

The alternate forms: Tombé (9) & Tombè (1) are calculated separately.

Tombe (686) may also be a first name.

Tombe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tombe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻮﻣﺒﻰ, Marathi: तांबे) is more frequently found in Sudan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Tombé or Tombè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tombe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tombe is the 29,976th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 408,724 people. Tombe is primarily found 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 frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 686 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is carried by 8,400 people, or 1 in 4,465. Not including Sudan it 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 through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tombe last name increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tombe surname is principally Anglican (69%) in Ireland and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Tombe surname are 29.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.61% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tombé939/
Tombè931/
Tuombe913,756/
Tombet912,692/
Thombe912,044/
Toumbe91311/
Tombez91122/
Tombes91101/
Tomber9183/
Tombea9173/
Tombey9162/
Tombeu9148/
Tombei9145/
Toombe9138/
Tombie9115/
Tommbe917/
Tombee916/
Tombhe915/
Tombeh914/
Tombep912/
Toymbe911/
Tombed911/
Toembe911/
Tonmbe911/
Toombes83100/
Tombeap8331/
Thomber8319/
Tomberh8311/
Thombie835/
Tombeht832/
Toomber831/
Tombeis831/
Thombee831/
Tombehe831/
Tombets831/
Tosembe831/
Toumbet831/
Toumbeu831/
Toumbey831/
Toumbie831/
Tembe80308,229/
Tambe80118,744/
Tomba8013,905/
Tombi8011,036/
Tumbe801,463/
Tomby80106/
Tomwe8055/
Tomve8051/
Tonbe8033/
Tomue8012/
Tootembe778/
Thombher772/
Totimber771/
Toumba7311,619/
Tembhe731,944/
Tumber731,319/
Tamber731,029/
Thambe73834/
Tembea73628/
Thembe73622/
Taumbe73503/
Tambey73487/
Tembei73338/
Tambie73288/
Thombi73283/
Tumbey73282/
Tomboy73273/
Tommpe73178/
Thumbe73158/
Tumbee73154/
Tumbea73125/
Tomboi73117/
Toumbi73102/
Tembey7391/
Tambet7390/
Tonbie7389/
Tambes7376/
Tambeh7373/
Tümbee7365/
Tombay7357/
Tombai7353/
Tumbez7352/
Tambeu7350/
Tumbeh7344/
Tembeu7342/
Taambe7336/
Tombio7331/
Tanmbe7329/
Tomboa7329/
Tambee7328/
Tombis7327/
Toomba7326/
Tonbes7325/
Tombit7325/
Tambhe7324/
Tombui7323/
Tambei7322/
Tombii7319/
Toomby7318/
Ttambe7316/
Tumbet7313/
Tuimbe7312/
Tomvie7311/
Thonbe7310/
Tembie7310/
Tambea739/
Tumbes739/
Tomhwe737/
Tammbe737/
Tomwee737/
Tembeh737/
Thomby735/
Tumbie735/
Tummbe734/
Tumbeu734/
Tumbei733/
Toombi733/
Toimba733/
Toumbé733/
Tambed732/
Tumbhe732/
Tonmpe732/
Toimbi732/
Toumby732/
Tomveh732/
Tomwei732/
Taembe732/
Tembee732/
Tonber731/
Tonmba731/
Tuomba731/
Temmbe731/
Tamnbe731/
Tommba731/
Tonbeh731/
Tohmba731/
Tahmbe731/
Tomwet731/
Tonbee731/
Tonbet731/
Tonbey731/
Tombip731/
Toomwe731/
Tounbe731/
Ttembe731/
Thomue730/
Tombois67467/
Toynbee67389/
Tambets6735/
Toumbis6723/
Toumbai6721/
Tamberh6720/
Thambet6717/
Teumbeu6716/
Tambesh6711/
Tomnbay6710/
Temmbhe678/
Thembee677/
Tutembe677/
Tombaya675/
Thembhe674/
Thambee674/
Thomwet674/
Toumbay674/
Thumbee673/
Tummbey672/
Tambeth672/
Thembie672/
Toomver671/
Toomves671/
Totimbi671/
Thambey671/
Thoumba671/
Taembhe671/
Tambeet671/
Tannmbe671/
Tumbeah671/
Tusembe671/
Tusimbe671/
Teumbea671/
T'Hembe671/
Tahambe671/
Tammbey671/
Toimbai671/
Toumbaa671/
Toumboy671/
Toummba671/
Tanmbeu671/
Tasembe671/
Thoumby671/
Ttoumbi671/
Dtoumba671/
Tommued671/
Toynbie670/
Tounbey670/

Tombe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tombe in the Marathi language
तांबेtambe-
Tombe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻮﻣﺒﻰtwmby78.45
ﺗﻮﻣﺒﻲtwmby16.38
ﺗﻤﺒﻰtmby2.59
ﺗﻮﻧﺒﻲtwnby0.86
ﺗﻮﻣﺐtwmb0.86
ﺗﻤﺒﻲtmby0.86

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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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