Tamara Surname
Approximately 23,827 people bear this surname
Tamara Surname Definition:
Tamara is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: we are finished. After many deaths in the family.
Read More About This SurnameTamara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 9,140 | 1:5,227 | 769 |
| Indonesia | 5,364 | 1:24,655 | 2,944 |
| Peru | 3,907 | 1:8,135 | 1,215 |
| India | 770 | 1:996,189 | 42,103 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Philippines | 614 | 1:164,883 | 27,024 |
| United States | 439 | 1:825,647 | 63,294 |
| Venezuela | 414 | 1:72,957 | 3,067 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Vanuatu | 236 | 1:1,116 | 281 |
| Ukraine | 213 | 1:213,722 | 28,646 |
| Brazil | 177 | 1:1,209,460 | 41,744 |
| Nigeria | 176 | 1:1,006,493 | 42,496 |
| Spain | 156 | 1:299,693 | 18,077 |
| Kenya | 145 | 1:318,482 | 19,707 |
| Mongolia | 116 | 1:24,356 | 2,591 |
| Palestine | 82 | 1:55,474 | 5,380 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Uruguay | 37 | 1:92,750 | 9,282 |
| Netherlands | 36 | 1:469,088 | 46,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Serbia | 6 | 1:1,190,825 | 29,487 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Jordan | 4 | 1:2,210,609 | 20,372 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Támara (22), Tâmara (11), Tàmara (5), Tamará (3) & Tamára (1) are calculated separately.
Tamara (1,286,908) may also be a first name.
Tamara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tamara is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: we are finished. After many deaths in the family.
Tamara is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: only girl child.
Tamara is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: we are finished. Usually attributed to the last born or a child that is born after numerous deaths in the family.
User-submitted Reference
The surname Tara is derived from the Hill of Tara in Ireland, where the seat of the High King from Ireland was. Tara is a female Buddha in Buddhism and a Goddess in Hinduism. In Sanskrit tara means 'star' and it symbolises the light of the soul. In Serbia the name is often associated with the mountain of Tara. In Persian it also means 'star' and in some other languages it means 'Goddess of the sea'.
- taradjordjevicFrom thamar, meaning 'palm tree' in Hebrew.
- ladyarsenicTamara Demographics
Average Tamara Salary in
United States
$36,434 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tamara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tamara (Arabic: تامرا, Georgian: თამარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻤﺎﺭﺍ, Hindi: तामरा, Marathi: तामरा, Oriya: ତାମରା, Tibetan: སྟ་མ་ར་) has its highest incidence in Colombia. It may also occur as a variant: Támara, Tâmara, Tàmara, Tamará or Tamára. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 22,787th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 305,852 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Tamara live; 57 percent live in South America and 40 percent live in Caribbean South America. Tamara is also the 619th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,286,908 people.
The last name is most widely held in Colombia, where it is borne by 9,140 people, or 1 in 5,227. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Sucre Department, where 25 percent reside, Córdoba Department, where 11 percent reside and Bolívar Department, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Colombia this last name is found in 108 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and Peru, where 16 percent reside.
Tamara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tamara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tamara surname grew 8,780 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tamara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Tamara are 32.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.21% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tamara earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,688 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.98% less than the national average, earning $19,073,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.56% less than the national average, earning $36,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.5% less than the national average, earning $42,478 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamara in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྟ་མ་ར་ | tamara | - |
| Tamara in the Georgian language | ||
| თამარა | tamara | 99.7 |
| ტამარა | tamara | 0.3 |
| Tamara in the Hindi language | ||
| तामरा | tamara | 78.26 |
| टमरा | tamara | 17.39 |
| तमारा | tamara | 4.35 |
| Tamara in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାମରା | tamara | 75.16 |
| ତାମାରା | tamara | 16.56 |
| ଟାମରା | tamara | 3.82 |
| ତାମର | tamara | 1.27 |
| କୁମାର | kumara | 0.64 |
| ତମାରା | tamara | 0.64 |
| ତମରା | tamara | 0.64 |
| ଟାମାରା | tamara | 0.64 |
| Tamara in the Marathi language | ||
| तामरा | tamara | 40.74 |
| तमारा | tamara | 25.93 |
| टमरा | tamara | 14.81 |
| तामारा | tamara | 7.41 |
| तमाराािन्सस | tamaraainsasa | 3.7 |
| तमर | tamara | 3.7 |
| टमारा | tamara | 3.7 |
| Tamara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﻤﺎﺭﺍ | tmara | 28.57 |
| ﺗﺎﻣﺮﺍ | tamra | 21.43 |
| ﺗﺎﻣﺎﺭﺍ | tamara | 21.43 |
| ﺗﻤﺮﺍ | tmra | 14.29 |
| ﻃﻤﺎﺭﺍ | tmara | 7.14 |
| ﺗﻤﺎﺭﻩ | tmarh | 7.14 |
| Tamara in the Arabic language | ||
| تامرا | tamra | - |
| تمرا | tmra | - |
| تمارى | tmary | - |
| تامره | tamrh | - |
| طامارا | tamara | - |
| تامارا | tamara | - |
| تمارا | tmara | - |
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