Tamayo Surname
Approximately 222,315 people bear this surname
Tamayo Surname Definition:
This Catalan place name is composed of the added "t" and "amai," a Basque word which means grass. Combined with the suffix”-o" "tamayo" means fodder and life of cattle.
Catalan name spread throughout the Peninsula.
Tamayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 60,536 | 1:1,672 | 100 |
| Cuba | 38,291 | 1:301 | 49 |
| Colombia | 34,333 | 1:1,391 | 289 |
| Mexico | 33,521 | 1:3,703 | 500 |
| United States | 15,586 | 1:23,255 | 2,924 |
| Ecuador | 10,089 | 1:1,577 | 271 |
| Spain | 8,911 | 1:5,247 | 652 |
| Peru | 6,719 | 1:4,730 | 770 |
| Chile | 3,686 | 1:4,779 | 620 |
| Venezuela | 2,849 | 1:10,602 | 978 |
| Panama | 1,421 | 1:2,753 | 374 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,193 | 1:25,864 | 3,689 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,078 | 1:9,678 | 817 |
| Bolivia | 1,035 | 1:10,257 | 1,117 |
| Argentina | 573 | 1:74,596 | 6,352 |
| El Salvador | 400 | 1:15,860 | 837 |
| Canada | 357 | 1:103,209 | 11,172 |
| Brazil | 302 | 1:708,855 | 26,015 |
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| France | 167 | 1:397,741 | 58,569 |
| Singapore | 146 | 1:37,724 | 1,403 |
| England | 134 | 1:415,806 | 28,295 |
| Costa Rica | 106 | 1:45,095 | 1,086 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Guam | 49 | 1:3,268 | 415 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Honduras | 47 | 1:187,584 | 2,177 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Italy | 31 | 1:1,972,796 | 88,569 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Puerto Rico | 8 | 1:443,767 | 3,219 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Tamayo (6,777) may also be a first name.
Tamayo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This Catalan place name is composed of the added "t" and "amai," a Basque word which means grass. Combined with the suffix”-o" "tamayo" means fodder and life of cattle.
Catalan name spread throughout the Peninsula.
Tamayo Demographics
Average Male Tamayo Height
171.75 cm
Average Female Tamayo Height
160.85 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tamayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tamayo (Arabic: تامايو, Russian: Тамайо) is most common in The Philippines. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamayo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,492nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 32,780 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Tamayo are found; 27 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 79,240th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 6,777 people.
The last name Tamayo is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 60,536 people, or 1 in 1,672. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Central Luzon, where 17 percent live, Ilocos, where 16 percent live and National Capital Region, where 16 percent live. Other than The Philippines it exists in 97 countries. It also occurs in Cuba, where 17 percent live and Colombia, where 15 percent live.
Tamayo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tamayo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tamayo surname rose 38,965 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tamayo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tamayo surname are 42.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tamayo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.85% less than the national average, earning €6,951 per year; in Peru they earn 17.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,734 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.36% more than the national average, earning $27,778,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $40,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $45,124 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamayo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamayo in the Russian language | ||
| Тамайо | tamajo | - |
| Tamayo in the Arabic language | ||
| تامايو | tamayw | - |
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Footnotes
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