Last name Timbale (Tambala 
, Timbale 
, Timballo 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Timbale is habitual in Malawi, where it is quite a rare surname, Lesotho, and Cyprus. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Malawi, Tanzania, and India. Much less frequently, Timbale is the forename as well as the last name.