Tag Surname

16,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Tag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan16,2401:2,310325
Egypt12,3861:7,423907
Saudi Arabia2,0271:15,2222,105
Iran6301:121,87711,340
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
United States4871:744,26958,228
Germany3951:203,81123,311
Algeria3911:98,80214,731
Philippines2631:384,93650,051
France941:706,62589,060
Pakistan901:1,984,93219,183
India791:9,709,688189,874
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Argentina521:821,98954,134
England461:1,211,26256,182
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Israel381:225,20121,188
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Austria171:500,90847,931
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway111:467,48139,375
Libya91:693,7751,982
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Tag (17,167) may also be a first name.

Tag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tag (Arabic: طاغ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻙ, Hindi: तग, Marathi: टाग, Oriya: ତଗ, Tibetan: ཏག་) occurs most in Sudan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tag click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tag? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,184th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 211,693 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Tag reside; 86 percent reside in North Africa and 83 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 42,260th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 17,167 people.

The last name Tag is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 16,240 people, or 1 in 2,310. Other than Sudan it occurs in 85 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 36 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Tag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tag has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tag last name rose 686 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tag are 16.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Tag earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning 374,156 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.74% less than the national average, earning R 133,692 per year and in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,232 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tagg864,223/
Taag862,431/
Tagh862,150/
Taig86770/
Taug86648/
Thag86285/
Taqg8663/
Teag8629/
Tags8627/
Tajg8614/
Tagø864/
Tahg863/
Tagt863/
Tayg862/
Takg861/
Tagz861/
Tagq861/
Tagx861/
Tagk861/
Tague756,812/
Taugs7573/
Taggs7536/
Thagg7513/
Taugh759/
Teags758/
Thaug752/
Taagh752/
Taygh751/
Thagz751/
Thaag751/
Taijg751/
Teagh751/
Theag751/
Tgagg751/
Tahag751/
Thasg751/
Teagz751/
Taigh751/
Taigt751/
Taigg750/
Tayhg750/
Tak6763,893/
Teague6739,068/
Tax6715,969/
Tac671,911/
Taq67401/
Taïgue67385/
Tog67244/
Tagowa6747/
Tashgh6730/
Taigue6725/
Tøhaug675/
Taague674/
Taugue673/
Teaggs672/
Thashg671/
Tagova671/
Taggue671/
Tahaig671/
Taggic671/
Tahahg671/
Thague670/

Tag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tag in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻙaltak-
Tag in the Tibetan language
ཏག་tak-
Tag in the Hindi language
तगtaga94.54
तागtaga2.73
टागtaga2.19
Tag in the Oriya language
ତଗtaga80.77
ଟଗtaga11.54
ତାଗtaga3.85
ତାଗ୍tag3.85
Tag in the Marathi language
टागtaga60
तागtaga40
Tag in the Arabic language
طاغtagh-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tag
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