Tamashima Surname
Approximately 776 people bear this surname
Tamashima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 773 | 1:165,387 | 8,092 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Tamashima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamashima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tamashima is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamashima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 440,964th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,391,167 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Tamashima are found; 100 percent are found in East Asia and 100 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
It is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 165,387. In Japan it is mostly found in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 18 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Japan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tameshima | 89 | 14 | / |
| Tamasimi | 82 | 18 | / |
| Temasima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tomasima | 82 | 1 | / |
| Thomaschima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tomoshima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thamasema | 78 | 1 | / |
| Thammasema | 74 | 1 | / |
| Thomassaima | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tomassimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tomassimi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tomassaimi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tamousseme | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Tamashima
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