Tamatai Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Tamatai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 69 | 1:63,892 | 5,540 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Tamatai (23) may also be a first name.
Tamatai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamatai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tamatai (Oriya: ତାମତଇ) is most common in Liberia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamatai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Tamatai live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 43 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Tamatai is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name Tamatai is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 63,892. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Gbarpolu County, where 55 percent are found, Bong County, where 35 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Liberia Tamatai exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and French Polynesia, where 27 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamatai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamatai in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାମତଇ | tamata'i | - |
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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
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- 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 Tamatai
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