Tumber Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Tumber Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tumber,' i.e. the tumbler. 'Saltator, tumbere': Wright's Voc. (v. Skeat on tumble). compare fern. 'tombesteres Fetis and smale' (Chaucer, The Pardoner's Tale).

William le Tumber, c.

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Tumber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5041:110,55211,426
Canada2371:155,46715,773
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Swaziland1011:12,853583
India651:11,801,006214,148
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:123,73311,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Tumber (32) may also be a first name.

Tumber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the tumber,' i.e. the tumbler. 'Saltator, tumbere': Wright's Voc. (v. Skeat on tumble). compare fern. 'tombesteres Fetis and smale' (Chaucer, The Pardoner's Tale).

William le Tumber, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Tumbler, Dancer [Middle Englishlumber(e, Old English tumbere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Jatt caste. They come from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.

- sandeep.kooler

Tumber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tumber (Marathi: तुबंर, Russian: Тумбер) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tumber? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tumber is the 290,346th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Tumber reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name on earth, held by 32 people.

The surname Tumber is most numerous in England, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 110,552. In England it is most common in: Kent, where 26 percent live, Greater London, where 22 percent live and Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Tumber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tumber has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tumber surname grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 5,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tumber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tumber are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tumber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.37% more than the national average, earning R 445,260 per year; in United States they earn 17.63% more than the national average, earning $50,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $52,513 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tumbere9298/
Thumber9271/
Tumbert9236/
Tumberz922/
Tumbier921/
Tumbe911,463/
Thuember863/
Toumbere863/
Thumbert861/
Taumbere861/
Thummber861/
Timber83699/
Taumbe83503/
Toumbe83311/
Tumbey83282/
Thumbe83158/
Tumbee83154/
Tumbea83125/
Tomber8383/
Tumbez8352/
Tumbeh8344/
Tumbet8313/
Tuimbe8312/
Tumbes839/
Tumbie835/
Tummbe834/
Tumbeu834/
Tumbei833/
Tunber832/
Tumbhe832/
Thomber7719/
Timbeer7716/
Teumbeu7716/
Tumbire7715/
Tomberh7711/
Tutembe777/
Taumbir774/
Thumbee773/
Thimber772/
Timbher772/
Tombier772/
Tummbey772/
Toomber771/
Timmber771/
Thunber771/
Tiember771/
Tumbeah771/
Tumwere771/
Tusembe771/
Tusimbe771/
Teumbea771/
Toumbet771/
Toumbeu771/
Toumbey771/
Toumbie771/
Taunber771/
Tumbair771/
Thumbheart752/
Tumba7358,451/
Tombe7317,830/
Tumbi732,190/
Tunbe735/
Tumby733/
Tumuhere713/
Thombher712/
Thumbhee711/
Taunbert711/
Tuttembe711/
Toumba6711,619/
Thumbi674,218/
Tumbay672,067/
Timbir67477/
Tumbio67117/
Tumbai67107/
Toumbi67102/
Tumbaa6788/
Tombea6773/
Taumba6766/
Tümbee6765/
Tombey6762/
Tombei6745/
Tunmbi6744/
Toombe6738/
Tumbit6733/
Tombir6731/
Tumbić6730/
Tumuheire6728/
Tunbes6725/
Tumbis6725/
Tumboy6721/
Tumbui6716/
Tumbiz6716/
Tombie6715/
Tommbe677/
Tombee676/
Tumbiş676/
Tombhe675/
Tumbid675/
Tombeh674/
Htumba674/
Tunwer674/
Tunver673/
Thumby673/
Teumbi673/
Toumbé673/
Tuimba673/
Tunbee673/
Taumby672/
Tumbha672/
Toumby672/
Tuumba672/
Tonber671/
Tumbhi671/
Tumbii671/
Tumboi671/
Taumbi671/
Tunbey671/
Tumbuy671/
Tumnbi671/
Tunmba671/
Tuhmba671/
Tumhba671/
Tumwehere671/
Tumwheire671/
Tuymbi671/
Teumba671/
Toembe671/
Tounbe671/
Thumbé671/
Ttumbi671/
Tonmbe671/
Tumboa671/
Tuimby670/

Tumber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tumber in the Marathi language
तुबंरtubanra75
तुंबेरtumbera25
Tumber in the Russian language
Тумберtumber-

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