Tamaa Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Tamaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 127 | 1:363,621 | 21,126 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Tamaa (1,338) may also be a first name.
Tamaa Demographics
Tamaa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tamaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tamaa (Arabic: طاميا, Russian: Тамаа) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tamaa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamaa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 703,644th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. Tamaa occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Tamaa are found; 31 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tamaa is also the 214,721st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,338 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya Tamaa is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 97 percent are found, Kwale County, where 1 percent are found and Migori County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
Tamaa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamaa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamaa in the Russian language | ||
| Тамаа | tamaa | - |
| Tamaa in the Arabic language | ||
| طاميا | tamya | - |
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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 Tamaa
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