Yearly editionPublished on October 18, 2026

Children's Tamborrada Statistics 2026Children's Tamborrada 2026

Overview · 2026

Participants5,298Drummers and cantineras registered in 2026

Change vs. previous edition+2.89%5,149 → 5,298 participants

Distinct first names1,02519.43% diversity

Distinct surnames3,17336.49% diversity

Compound names1723.26% of participants

Participation rose versus the prior comparable period in 2026. The edition also included names absent from every prior edition, adding a clear debut theme to the year’s profile.

Participation

Tamborrada recorded 5298 participants in the target period. Participation increased by 2.89% compared with the prior comparable edition.

Total participants

Drummers and cantineras registered in total.

Participants: 5,298

Participants growth

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

Growth rate: +2.89%

Names

Nora leads the given-name ranking with 110 occurrences, followed by Ane with 99 and Jon with 83. Naming renewal is visible in the debut of Lrati, recorded 3 times, while Elian, Ganix, and Karim each appear 2 times. Jeronimo and Lierni, previously recorded 3 times each, are not recorded now.

Rankings5

Most frequent names

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

1
Nora
110
2
Ane
99
3
Jon
83
4
Sara
73
5
Maddi
71
6
Telmo
70
7
June
69
8
Nahia
65
9
Markel
63
10
Martin
63

Participants with multiple names

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

Participants with multiple names: 172

Share of resolved participants: 3.26%

Average name length

Average number of letters in the registered names.

Average characters: 4.94

Surnames

The current surname ranking is led by Garcia, followed by Gonzalez, Martinez, Fernandez, and Rodriguez. Renewal is visible in debuts such as Machida and Sayalero, which were absent from all prior editions. At the same time, Antunez, Bernard, Candia, Del Cano, and Mansilla were present in the prior edition but are not recorded now.

Rankings4

Most frequent surnames

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

1
Garcia
202
2
Gonzalez
122
3
Martinez
111
4
Fernandez
109
5
Rodriguez
109
6
Perez
107
7
Lopez
96
8
Sanchez
94
9
Martin
83
10
Gomez
65

Average surname length

Average number of letters in the registered surnames.

Average characters: 6.99

Diversity

Given names show a Shannon entropy of 5.90 and a diversity percentage of 19.43%, while surnames reach 7.30 and 36.49%, respectively. Surname distribution is also less concentrated, with a Herfindahl index of 0.0025 and a top-five share of 7.51%, compared with 0.0055 and 8.26% for given names.

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
Maddi Garcia
7
2
Iker Garcia
5
3
Jon Garcia
5
4
Markel Ortega
5
5
Nora Sanchez
5
6
Paula Garcia
5
7
Aitana Garcia
4
8
Alba Fernandez
4
9
Alex Gomez
4
10
Amaia Martinez
4

Names diversity

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

Diversity: 19.43%

Distinct count: 1,025
Observations: 5,276
Shannon entropy: 5.9

Surnames diversity

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

Diversity: 36.49%

Distinct count: 3,173
Observations: 8,695
Shannon entropy: 7.3

Name concentration

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

Most frequent: nora

Leader appearances: 110
Leader share: 2.08%
Share of the top positions: 8.26%
Concentration index: 0.0055

Surname concentration

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

Most frequent: garcia

Leader appearances: 202
Leader share: 2.32%
Share of the top positions: 7.51%
Concentration index: 0.0025

Schools

**Amaratarra Txiki leads the participating-school leaderboard. The mean school size is 123.21 participants. Within-school given-name diversity is highest for Amara Berri Ikastetxea, while surname diversity is highest for Santo Tomas Lizeoa.

Rankings4

Schools with the most participants

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

1
Amaratarra Txiki
259
2
Amara Berri Ikastetxea
249
3
Santo Tomas Lizeoa
219
4
La Salle
215
5
Aldapeta Maria Ikastetxea
203
6
Ekintza Ikastola
192
7
Kresala Txiki
192
8
Sagrado Corazon Mundaiz
190
9
Union Artesana
178
10
Jesuitas (San Ignacio de Loyola)
177

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	Emma	6
Lanceros De La Real Sociedad Hipica	Nahia	3
Salesianos Donostia	Alaia	3
Amaratarra Txiki	Sara	7
Santo Tomas Lizeoa	Ane	10
Ikasbide Ikastola	June	6
San Jose Ikastetxea	David	2
La Salle	Ane	10
La Anunciata Ikastetxea	Oihan	3
Sagrado Corazon Mundaiz	Nora	7

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	Garcia	11
Lanceros De La Real Sociedad Hipica	Fernandez	2
Salesianos Donostia	Gomez	5
Amaratarra Txiki	Perez	6
Santo Tomas Lizeoa	Martinez	8
Ikasbide Ikastola	Fernandez	7
San Jose Ikastetxea	Garcia	7
La Salle	Gonzalez	10
La Anunciata Ikastetxea	Sanchez	7
Sagrado Corazon Mundaiz	Garcia	8

Average school size

Average number of participants per school.

Participants per school: 123.2

Renewal

School renewal comprised 1 newly observed school, Kanoyetan Txiki, alongside 41 veteran schools. The resulting new-to-veteran ratio was 0.024.

Rankings1

Debuting schools

Schools taking part for the first time in this edition.

1
Kanoyetan Txiki
80

New versus veteran schools

How many new schools there are for each veteran school.

New schools: 1

Veteran schools: 41
Intermediate schools: 1
Schools in total: 43
New per veteran: 0.024

The 2026 Tamborrada recorded 5298 participants, up 2.89% from the prior comparable period. Schools averaged 123.21 participants, while the structure remained predominantly veteran, with 41 of 43 schools long-standing and 1 newly observed school.