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

The surname Tamar (Arabic: ثامار, Bengali: তমর, Georgian: თამარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻣﺮﺍ, Hindi: तमर, Marathi: तमर, Oriya: ତାମର, Russian: Тамар) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Támár. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 59,344^th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 856,754 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Tamar reside; 29 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 26 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tamar is also the 9,360^th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 109,866 people.

It is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,314 people, or 1 in 57,152. In Indonesia Tamar is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 56 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 7 percent are found and East Java, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 12 percent are found and Turkey, where 10 percent are found.

Tamar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Tamar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tamar last name increased 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tamar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tamar surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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