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Where Does The Last Name Tama Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Tama (Arabic: طامع, Bengali: তমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻡ, Hindi: टमा, Marathi: तमा, Oriya: ତମା, Russian: Тама, Tibetan: ཏ་མ་) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as a variant: Tamà or Tamá. For other potential spellings of Tama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tama? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Tama is the 11,934^th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 154,870 people. The last name Tama is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Tama reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 16,595^th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 56,739 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 15,647 people, or 1 in 49,023. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 88 percent reside, Gujarat, where 5 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Other than India Tama is found in 109 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 17 percent reside.

Tama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Tama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tama surname increased 16,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Tama surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tama earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.59% less than the national average, earning R 105,528 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.49% less than the national average, earning $18,503,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 21.7% more than the national average, earning $52,514 USD per year.