Tambs Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norway

Tambs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:960,65648,451
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Norway321:160,69619,635
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Tambs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tambs is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tambs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Tambs is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Tambs live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 960,656. In England Tambs is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 67 percent live, Staffordshire, where 28 percent live and Cheshire, where 2 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Norway, where 23 percent live.

Tambs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tambs surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tambs earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 32.29% more than the national average, earning 457,812 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.29% more than the national average, earning $48,883 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thambs910/
Tamb89343/
Tombs803,277/
Thamb80198/
Taimb8018/
Tamps8012/
Tambh803/
Tambt801/
Tembs800/
Toombs737,942/
Thombs73563/
Toumbs73127/
Thammb734/
Tommbs732/
Thaimb731/
Tamb'd731/
Thembs730/
Tonmbs730/
Tombss730/
Toembs730/
Tomb671,117/
Tambova67354/
Tamp67217/
Tanb67164/
Tamv671/
Tambowa671/
Thoombs671/

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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
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  • 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 Tambs
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