Tsimay Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Tsimay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Tsimay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsimay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tsimay (Russian: Цимай) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsimay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Tsimay live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Belarus, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tsimay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tsimay in the Russian language | ||
| Цимай | cimaj | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tsimay
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