Tahomas Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tahomas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tahomas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tahomas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tahomas (Arabic: طومس) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tahomas.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahomas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tahomas is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Tahomas occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Tahomas are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Niger, where 86 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahoumas934/
Taomas9215/
Thaomas8650/
Thoamas8627/
Tohomas867/
Tahomos861/
Thaoumas801/
Toamas775/
Thoamos714/
Tohomaz712/
Thoamaz711/
Toamais711/
Tohamas710/
Thaeamas671/
Thaiyamas631/
Toamaz621/

Tahomas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tahomas in the Arabic language
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tahomas
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