Taams Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Taams Surname User-submission:

In the name Taams the "s" most likely indicates "son of" introduced when North Holland conquered West-Frisia in the 13th Century. So Taams means son of Taam/Tame.

In the West Frisian town of Oostzaan the name can be traced back as early as the 17th Century.

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Taams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1791:94,34215,464
Curaçao41:39,312638
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Taams Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the name Taams the "s" most likely indicates "son of" introduced when North Holland conquered West-Frisia in the 13th Century. So Taams means son of Taam/Tame.

In the West Frisian town of Oostzaan the name can be traced back as early as the 17th Century.

- merlijntaams

No known variants or meaning. A Frisian surname found in Frisia proper and West-Frisia (North Holland).

- merlijntaams

Taams Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taams (Arabic: طعيمس) is most common in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taams? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taams is the 1,202,518th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Taams are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 94,342. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Holland, where 65 percent are found, South Holland, where 21 percent are found and Utrecht, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Taams occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Curaçao, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Taams Last Name Statistics demography

Taams earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 99.7% more than the national average, earning $86,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tams893,490/
Tamse802,275/
Thams80805/
Tamms80370/
Tamsh8026/
Taims808/
Teams808/
Tahms803/
Tamst801/
Taums801/
Tamss801/
Tamshe7318/
Thamse7316/
Tammsh738/
Thaums731/
Tahans731/
Thamms731/
Tamsch731/
Thaems731/
Thasms731/
Thamsh731/
Thamns731/
Theams730/
Tatims730/
Toms6718,745/
Tans671,246/
Tems67207/
Tamz675/
Thaansh674/
Tamx671/
Tamsche671/

Taams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taams in the Arabic language
طعيمسtyms-

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