Tamao Surname

291,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tamao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5531:231,1839,700
Philippines4321:234,34835,713
Papua New Guinea1381:59,0857,566
Lesotho1151:17,6743,782
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
France81:8,302,840321,660
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Tamao (8,394) may also be a first name.

Tamao Last Name Facts

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

Tamao (Arabic: ثميو, Russian: Тамао) has its highest incidence in Japan. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tamao is the 291,785th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,558,769 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Tamao are found; 42 percent are found in East Asia and 42 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 68,888th most common first name worldwide It is held by 8,394 people.

The surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 553 people, or 1 in 231,183. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Akita Prefecture, where 15 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Barring Japan this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent are found.

Tamao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tamao last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tamao earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.72% less than the national average, earning R 128,988 per year and in United States they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $42,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamaou9125/
Tamaho9119/
Tamaeo915/
Taimao914/
Tameao911/
Tamaos911/
Thamao911/
Tamhao911/
Tamgao911/
Tamaoo911/
Tamayio835/
Tamahou831/
Thaimao831/
Tamaijo831/
Tammaou831/
Tamaïgo831/
Tamaout831/
Tomao80760/
Temao8065/
Tamoa8041/
Tammaaoy774/
Tamaoust774/
Tamaouch771/
Tamooh7395/
Tamoua7338/
Tamouo7324/
Tamaua7321/
Taumoa7319/
Tomhao7315/
Teimao7311/
Toumao7311/
Tamoho736/
Tomaou733/
Tamoas732/
Tameuo731/
Tamgoa731/
Tamuia731/
Tommao731/
Tamoha731/
Thamoa731/
Tamoah731/
Tamaoucht71120/
Tamgoua6782/
Tamaiya6728/
Toumaou6722/
Tamhouo6721/
Tamayya6711/
Tamhoua6711/
Tamojio6710/
Taumaua674/
Tomahod671/
Tamui'a671/
Tamoiya671/
Tamgouo671/
Tomahou671/
Thamaua671/
Temayio671/
Thomgao671/
Tamoyia671/
Tameuyo671/
Tamayia671/
Tomauop671/
Tamaïga671/

Tamao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamao in the Russian language
Тамаоtamao-
Tamao in the Arabic language
ثميوthmyw-

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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 Tamao
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