Tamarkin Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Tamarkin Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) Tamara is a woman’s name that was popular among Russian Jews. Tamarkin indicates a descendant of Tamar or Tamara.

Tamarkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Israel1321:64,8318,115
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Tamarkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) Tamara is a woman’s name that was popular among Russian Jews. Tamarkin indicates a descendant of Tamar or Tamara.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Tamarkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamarkin (Russian: Тамаркин) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamarkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 599,225th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Tamarkin reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 1,249,858. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 16 percent are found.

Tamarkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tamarkin last name are 6.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tamarkin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.68% more than the national average, earning $55,524 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tamarkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamarkin in the Russian language
Тамаркинtamarkin-

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