Around the world, Tanbai (Танбай 
, Tanbai 
) is a rare dominantly male, but infrequently female first name. The given name Tanbai is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare male name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare masculine name, and India, where it is an extremely rare girly name. Much less frequently, Tanbai is the last name as well as the forename.