Yearly editionPublished on October 18, 2026

Children's Tamborrada Statistics 2024Children's Tamborrada 2024

Overview · 2024

Participants5,320Drummers and cantineras registered in 2024

Change vs. previous edition+1.94%5,219 → 5,320 participants

Distinct first names99318.76% diversity

Distinct surnames3,32836.57% diversity

Compound names2144.04% of participants

Participation rose in 2024 compared with the prior comparable period, marking the strongest overall movement in the available evidence. The edition also recorded names observed for the first time in earlier Tamborrada records.

Participation

Tamborrada recorded 5320 participants in the target edition. Participation increased by 1.94% compared with the prior comparable edition.

Total participants

Drummers and cantineras registered in total.

Participants: 5,320

Participants growth

How much participation grew or shrank, as a percentage, compared with the previous edition.

Growth rate: +1.94%

Names

Ane leads the given-name ranking with 114 occurrences, followed by Nora with 103 and Jon with 90. Ander and Nahia complete the leading group, with 82 and 79 respectively. Renewal is also visible through Bera, the highest-ranked debut, with 3 occurrences.

Rankings5

Most frequent names

The most repeated names and how many times each one appears.

1
Ane
114
2
Nora
103
3
Jon
90
4
Ander
82
5
Nahia
79
6
Maddi
77
7
June
70
8
Sara
70
9
Paula
64
10
Telmo
59

Participants with multiple names

Participants with more than one given name, and what share they make up.

Participants with multiple names: 214

Share of resolved participants: 4.04%

Average name length

Average number of letters in the registered names.

Average characters: 4.97

Surnames

Garcia leads the surname ranking with 205 occurrences, ahead of Gonzalez (136) and Perez (121). Surname renewal is visible through debuts including Berges (5) and Spinola (4), while Salaverria, previously present, is not recorded now. Other surnames absent from the current records include Barace, Cortegoso, Cuello, and Ciprian.

Rankings4

Most frequent surnames

The most repeated surnames and how many times each one appears.

1
Garcia
205
2
Gonzalez
136
3
Perez
121
4
Fernandez
119
5
Martinez
117
6
Rodriguez
115
7
Sanchez
100
8
Lopez
85
9
Martin
80
10
Gomez
67

Average surname length

Average number of letters in the registered surnames.

Average characters: 6.96

Diversity

The surname register is more diverse than the given-name register, with a 36.57% diversity percentage and 7.35 Shannon entropy, compared with 18.76% and 5.85, respectively. Concentration is correspondingly lower among surnames: the top five account for 7.67%, versus 8.84% for given names, while the Herfindahl indices are 0.0024 and 0.0057.

Rankings1

Most common name and surname pairs

The name and surname pairs that repeat most among participants, regardless of the rest of the name.

1
Aitana Garcia
8
2
Iker Garcia
7
3
Ander Fernandez
6
4
Ander Garcia
6
5
Ane Martin
5
6
Daniel Garcia
5
7
Alba Rodriguez
4
8
Ane Arrieta
4
9
Ane Gomez
4
10
Lucia Garcia
4

Names diversity

How much variety there is in names: the more distinct names, the more diversity.

Diversity: 18.76%

Distinct count: 993
Observations: 5,292
Shannon entropy: 5.85

Surnames diversity

How much variety there is in surnames: the more distinct surnames, the more diversity.

Diversity: 36.57%

Distinct count: 3,328
Observations: 9,101
Shannon entropy: 7.35

Name concentration

How concentrated participants are in a few names. The more concentration, the less diversity.

Most frequent: ane

Leader appearances: 114
Leader share: 2.15%
Share of the top positions: 8.84%
Concentration index: 0.0057

Surname concentration

How concentrated participants are in a few surnames. The more concentration, the less diversity.

Most frequent: garcia

Leader appearances: 205
Leader share: 2.25%
Share of the top positions: 7.67%
Concentration index: 0.0024

Schools

Amara Berri Ikastetxea leads the school leaderboard with 249 participants, followed by La Salle with 225. The mean school size is 118.22 participants. Amara Berri Ikastetxea also ranks first for both given-name and surname diversity, indicating the broadest recorded name mix within a school.

Rankings4

Schools with the most participants

The schools with the most participants, and how many each one brings.

1
Amara Berri Ikastetxea
249
2
La Salle
225
3
Santo Tomas Lizeoa
211
4
Aldapeta Maria Ikastetxea
202
5
Kresala Txiki
198
6
Ekintza Ikastola
191
7
Sagrado Corazon Mundaiz
185
8
Jesuitas (San Ignacio de Loyola)
185
9
Amaratarra Txiki
176
10
San Patricio
151

Tables2

Most common name by school

The name that appears most in each school, and how many times it appears.

Most common name by school
School	Most common name	Times
Aldapeta Maria Ikastetxea	Jon	7
Lanceros De La Real Sociedad Hipica	Irati	2
Salesianos Donostia	Sara	4
Karmelo	Iker	3
Amaratarra Txiki	Ane	4
Santo Tomas Lizeoa	Jon	8
Ikasbide Ikastola	Eneko	4
San Jose Ikastetxea	Maria	3
La Salle	Lucia	8
La Anunciata Ikastetxea	Naroa	4

Most common surname by school

The surname that appears most in each school, and how many times it appears.

Most common surname by school
School	Most common surname	Times
Aldapeta Maria Ikastetxea	Fernandez	9
Lanceros De La Real Sociedad Hipica	Fernandez	2
Salesianos Donostia	Gonzalez	4
Karmelo	Rodriguez	7
Amaratarra Txiki	Perez	7
Santo Tomas Lizeoa	Martinez	7
Ikasbide Ikastola	Garcia	10
San Jose Ikastetxea	Flores	4
La Salle	Gonzalez	14
La Anunciata Ikastetxea	Alvarez	3

Average school size

Average number of participants per school.

Participants per school: 118.2

Renewal

New versus veteran schools

How many new schools there are for each veteran school.

New schools: 0

Veteran schools: 39
Intermediate schools: 6
Schools in total: 45
New per veteran: 0

Tamborrada recorded 5320 participants in 2024, a 1.94% increase versus the prior comparable period. The mean school size was 118.22 participants, summarizing the event’s participation structure.