Tall Surname

3,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Tall Surname Definition:

From stature, like Long, Short, &c.

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Tall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso66,8551:27544
Senegal48,1821:30356
Mali23,1031:73497
Guinea5,7011:2,076148
Mauritania4,2591:961126
United States1,9461:186,25818,534
France1,3951:47,6156,142
England6331:88,0229,558
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Ivory Coast3541:65,1733,743
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Iran2891:265,68319,629
Spain2701:173,15612,350
Sweden2591:38,0183,055
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Finland731:75,2978,270
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Switzerland471:174,74315,901
Slovakia441:121,28322,570
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
India301:25,568,846339,406
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Seychelles181:5,133784
Belgium151:766,44363,354
China151:91,154,7714,767
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Benin141:738,25740,906
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Wales121:257,87814,969
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Gambia91:213,717372
Israel91:950,84857,975
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Congo61:831,51616,072
Denmark61:940,78647,603
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4241:57,4896,779
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4551:110,37110,994

The alternate forms: Táll (51) & Tãll (1) are calculated separately.

Tall (732) may also be a first name.

Tall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From stature, like Long, Short, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From tal, high, eminent.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ugo Tale, Normandy 1180- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Tail, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Tal, Tall; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

The Hebrew surname Tal (טל) means 'dew'.

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Tall Last Name Facts

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

Tall (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻝ, Hindi: ताल, Russian: Талл) is found most in Burkina Faso. It can also occur in the variant forms: Táll or Tãll. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tall? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,593rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 46,588 people. The surname Tall is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Tall reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tall is also the 304,585th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 732 people.

This last name is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 66,855 people, or 1 in 275. In Burkina Faso Tall is most prevalent in: Nord Region, where 40 percent live, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 14 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Burkina Faso it occurs in 103 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 31 percent live and Mali, where 15 percent live.

Tall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tall last name grew 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tall surname are 5.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning R 225,696 per year; in United States they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $42,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.31% less than the national average, earning $42,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Táll9251/
Tãll921/
Talle8914,688/
Teall891,039/
Thall89870/
Taull8935/
Tallh8911/
Talll895/
Tgall894/
Taall893/
Taill892/
Tallt892/
Ttall891/
Talhl891/
Tal8620,968/
Theall801,039/
Taille80555/
Tahull8066/
Taulle8022/
Tallhe8010/
Tahall805/
T'Allh804/
Tallle803/
Taylle802/
Tatill802/
Tatell801/
Tasell801/
Tealle800/
Thaall800/
Thaill800/
Tale7530,058/
Teal7514,331/
Taal758,684/
Toll757,819/
Thal753,741/
Tail753,073/
Taul752,625/
Talp75808/
Talt75763/
Tayl75355/
Talh75340/
Ttal75166/
Tajl75151/
Tahl75111/
Tõll7546/
Taál7545/
Tasl7523/
Htal757/
Tatl755/
Tald755/
Tgal752/
Taïl751/
Taîl751/
Talı751/
Talì751/
Dtal751/
Tassell731,447/
Tallová73189/
Tachell73179/
Teasell7360/
Thaille7330/
Tassill7321/
Tallova737/
Tallowa736/
Tahallh734/
Tahalle731/
Thaylle731/
Gythall731/
Tachill730/
Tattell730/
Tausell730/
Tolle677,585/
Tatel674,652/
Teale674,613/
Taule673,015/
Tahal672,792/
Tasil671,996/
Tholl671,702/
Thail671,053/
Taile671,040/
Thaal67857/
Tağıl67810/
Taale67654/
Theal67330/
Tatil67308/
Tagli67244/
Tağal67190/
Tasel67150/
Tahıl67114/
Taitl67106/
Tahul6796/
Talhe6769/
Toull6762/
Tayle6761/
Tasle6757/
Tacel6734/
Thaul6733/
Tajtl6728/
Taçel6727/
Teill6724/
Tauyl679/
Tahyl679/
Taldt676/
Thalh675/
Taaal675/
Tooll674/
Tacil674/
Tailp674/
Tealp674/
Thattell673/
Tault672/
Teull672/
Teald672/
Taail672/
Thahl672/
Thayl671/
Toill671/
Ttaal671/
Ttale671/
Taulp671/
Tatıl671/
Tajlh671/
Tausl671/
Taschill671/
D'Tal671/
Thaislle671/
Tailh671/
Taşil671/
Talht671/
Htgal671/
Thassell670/
Tahhl670/

Tall Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tall in the Hindi language
तालtala-
Tall in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻝtal99.15
ﻃﺎﻝtal0.19
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻝaltal0.19
ﺗﺎﻻtala0.19
ﺍﻟﺘﻞaltl0.09
ﺗﻼtla0.09
Tall in the Russian language
Таллtall-

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