Tyambe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tyambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tyambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tyambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tyambe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Tyambe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tyambe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Tyambe is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Western Cape, where 33 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 17 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tyambey921/
Tyoambe921/
Tyohambe867/
Tiambe83176/
Teambe8344/
Tjambe8327/
Tyamba8326/
Tyambi8322/
Tyombe833/
Teambea7721/
Tiambee774/
Toyombe774/
Tyombee774/
Tayombe771/
Tyaymbi771/
Tiambei771/
Thiambe771/
Tehambe771/
Tyombea771/
Thyombet711/
Tjombe67885/
Tiamba67210/
Tiambi6740/
Tjamba6713/
Tiamve679/
Tyomba671/
Tiombe671/

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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 Tyambe
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