Tamar Surname

59,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Tamar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,3141:57,1526,320
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
Turkey8931:87,1467,827
Morocco8861:38,9126,295
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Israel5301:16,1462,424
India3451:2,223,37873,777
Philippines2561:395,46250,907
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Iran1931:397,83725,581
Kenya1491:309,93219,396
Nigeria1211:1,463,99056,236
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
Pakistan1051:1,701,37017,526
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Algeria781:495,27636,958
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England191:2,932,529101,561
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Grenada91:12,059865
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
France61:11,070,454349,096
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Támár (52) are calculated separately.

Tamar (109,866) may also be a first name.

Tamar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamar (Arabic: ثامار, Bengali: তমর, Georgian: თამარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻣﺮﺍ, Hindi: तमर, Marathi: तमर, Oriya: ତାମର, Russian: Тамар) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be rendered as a variant: Támár. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 59,344th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 856,754 people. Tamar is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Tamar live; 29 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 9,360th most common first name at a global level, borne by 109,866 people.

The surname Tamar is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,314 people, or 1 in 57,152. In Indonesia Tamar is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 56 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 7 percent reside and East Java, where 6 percent reside. Beside Indonesia it exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 12 percent reside and Turkey, where 10 percent reside.

Tamar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tamar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tamar surname grew 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tamar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tamar last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tamar last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tamar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.65% less than the national average, earning $34,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.16% less than the national average, earning $40,659 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taumar916,198/
Tammar912,450/
Thamar911,173/
Tamart91497/
Tamare91386/
Taimar91105/
Taamar9191/
Dtamar9124/
Taymar9121/
Teamar9114/
Tasmar9113/
Tamaar9111/
Tahmar9110/
Tajmar918/
Tamarr917/
Tamasr917/
Tamatr916/
Tamair914/
Taemar913/
Tamhar913/
Tamard913/
Tamarz912/
Tamgar912/
Tamarh911/
Tamear911/
Tamaur911/
Tatmar910/
Támár8752/
Tamhare83342/
Taamart83173/
Tamairt83154/
Thammar8340/
Thamare8331/
Thaemar8324/
Thamart8319/
Tahumar8317/
Thaymar8317/
Taaimar838/
Tamaire836/
Tamaare835/
Tahamar835/
Thaimar834/
Theamar834/
Tammare832/
Tamaure832/
Tamarre832/
Tamahar831/
Taihmar831/
Taimaur831/
Tauhmar831/
Taamare831/
Tahmard831/
Taimard831/
Taumare831/
Taummar831/
Tamarth831/
Htammar831/
Tomar8092,748/
Temar802,832/
Tamor801,572/
Tömar801/
Tamarova77843/
Thaimare777/
Thammart774/
Thammmar771/
Taimahar771/
Taumaire771/
Thamarth771/
Thaamart771/
Temmar735,716/
Tamore735,502/
Tameur731,086/
Toumar731,000/
Tamour73652/
Taymor73439/
Tamoor73423/
Tomare73404/
Thomar73307/
Taimor73223/
Tamort73205/
Tammor73170/
Toomar73138/
Themar73126/
Teamor7369/
Tommar7327/
Tamhor7321/
Toemar7317/
Tojmar7312/
Tomaur7311/
Thamor739/
Tomarr739/
Teumar738/
Tomair737/
Teimar737/
Teemar736/
Tosmar736/
Tomart734/
Tamoir734/
Tomard734/
Tomgar733/
Tameir732/
Tomear731/
Tomhar731/
Temair731/
Tamorz731/
Temhar731/
Taamor731/
Tahmor731/
Tomaar731/
Totmar731/
Thémar731/
Taymarova71396/
Tahaimasr71153/
Taimarova7125/
Taimarová713/
Tajmarová713/
Taymour674,052/
Thomare672,126/
Taimoor671,721/
Taimour671,326/
Tamourt67682/
Thameur67423/
Taymoor67215/
Tahmour6745/
Taymore6743/
Thoumar6729/
Tottmar6726/
Thamoor6723/
Thaimor6722/
Thomayr6716/
Tammour6715/
Teamore6714/
Thomard6710/
Taumort6710/
Tohmard6710/
Tammore679/
Toumart679/
Teimare679/
Thamour676/
Tahmeur675/
Tameire674/
Teismar674/
Taamore674/
Taimore674/
Taemoor673/
Toumare673/
Teamoor673/
Theimar672/
Thamore672/
Toumear671/
Tommard671/
Tasmore671/
Tamoore671/
Toumgar671/
Temmaar671/
Tammeur671/
Taimorr671/
Tomaure671/
Toumair671/
Toummar671/
Taumour671/
Thomair671/
Tousmar671/
Toimart671/
Toemear671/
Theamor671/
Taumoor671/
Tatmour671/
Tammoor671/
Tatmore670/

Tamar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamar in the Georgian language
თამარtamar-
Tamar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻣﺮﺍtamra-
Tamar in the Oriya language
ତାମରtamara84
ତାମାରtamara8.67
ତମାରtamara2
ତମରtamara2
ଟମରtamara2
ତାମାର୍tamar0.67
ଡମାରdamara0.67
Tamar in the Bengali language
তমরtamara66.67
তামরtamara33.33
Tamar in the Marathi language
तमरtamara47.92
तामरtamara37.5
तोमरtomara8.33
तमारtamara4.17
तामरानखाtamaranakha2.08
Tamar in the Hindi language
तमरtamara42.31
तामरtamara25.64
टमरtamara20.51
तमारtamara3.85
तौमरtaumara3.85
तोमरtomara3.85
Tamar in the Russian language
Тамарtamar-
Tamar in the Arabic language
ثامارthamar-
ثيمارthymar-
طامارtamar-
تمارtmar-
تامارtamar-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tamar
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