Tame Surname
Approximately 13,257 people bear this surname
Tame Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tame,' from residence beside the river Thame; an early Oxfordshire surname.
Claricia de Tame, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Tame, Oxfordshire, , ibid.
Robert de Tame, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameTame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,621 | 1:292,661 | 16,547 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| England | 1,010 | 1:55,166 | 6,703 |
| Papua New Guinea | 971 | 1:8,397 | 643 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| South Africa | 823 | 1:65,830 | 8,266 |
| Japan | 796 | 1:160,608 | 7,959 |
| Australia | 549 | 1:49,172 | 6,128 |
| Indonesia | 326 | 1:405,672 | 34,327 |
| Mexico | 312 | 1:397,840 | 7,912 |
| Syria | 295 | 1:65,427 | 2,975 |
| United States | 292 | 1:1,241,298 | 87,773 |
| Peru | 280 | 1:113,515 | 6,829 |
| Iran | 266 | 1:288,656 | 20,734 |
| Namibia | 228 | 1:10,568 | 2,003 |
| Cameroon | 198 | 1:104,894 | 12,325 |
| Argentina | 159 | 1:268,827 | 21,629 |
| Wales | 125 | 1:24,756 | 2,599 |
| Haiti | 109 | 1:98,017 | 4,769 |
| Brazil | 109 | 1:1,963,985 | 62,590 |
| Mauritania | 101 | 1:40,543 | 3,109 |
| Ivory Coast | 98 | 1:235,421 | 9,552 |
| Romania | 92 | 1:218,238 | 21,332 |
| Poland | 83 | 1:457,937 | 46,478 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Cuba | 7 | 1:1,646,102 | 8,141 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 604 | 1:40,357 | 5,128 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 1:1,046,223 | 61,047 |
The alternate forms: Tamé (21), Tamè (14) & Tăme (4) are calculated separately.
Tame (5,214) may also be a first name.
Tame Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tame,' from residence beside the river Thame; an early Oxfordshire surname.
Claricia de Tame, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Tame, Oxfordshire, , ibid.
Robert de Tame, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Edmund Tame, Close Rolls, 37 Henry VIII. pt.
1653. Married — Anthonye Robins and Sarah Tame: St Michael, Cornhill.
Marjory Tame in Edinburgh, 1687 (Edinb. Marr.). Gilbert Tame in the parish of Hailes complained against his minister, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 78). Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison say this name is local (Oxfordshire), from residence by the river Tame, but the surname in Scotland is more probably from the Tame in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
(Celtic) belonging to Thame; or Dweller by the R. Tame or Thame [O.Celt. tarn, quiet, placid] John de Tame (Oxon)—Hundred Rolls
An Oxfordshire name, probably from the river Thame. Alured de Tame occurs in Domesday. The armorials of this family, a dragon and a lion combatant, can hardly have been adopted upon the canting or allusive principle.
Not from Tame, a river cos. Stafford and Warwick; nor from the Tame which rises in Yorkshire; nor the Thame or Tame which falls into the Thames; but from Thame or Tame, a market town and parish co. Oxford, which takes its name from the latter river.
From Thame; a location name in Oxfordshire.
Tame is a name that was represented by De Tame in Bucks and Oxfordshire in the 13th century (H. R.). As De Thame, it occurs in Domesday.
Tame Demographics
Tame Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Tame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tame Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tame (Arabic: ثيماء, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻡ, Hindi: तामे, Marathi: तांबे, Oriya: ଟେମ) occurs most in India. It may also be found as: Tamé, Tamè or Tăme. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tame? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tame is the 39,594th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 549,713 people. Tame occurs mostly in Asia, where 33 percent of Tame reside; 22 percent reside in South Asia and 20 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Tame is also the 93,710th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 5,214 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2,621 people, or 1 in 292,661. In India Tame is most prevalent in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 99 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found and Odisha, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 15 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Tame Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tame has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 608 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 781 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tame Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Tame last name is chiefly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Tame are 12.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Tame earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 20.55% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,401 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.3% less than the national average, earning R 172,764 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.39% less than the national average, earning $15,122,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $47,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,041 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tame in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟେମ | tema | 91.67 |
| ତାେମ | taema | 8.33 |
| Tame in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻡ | tam | 62.9 |
| ﺗﺎﻣﻪ | tamh | 20.97 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻣﻪ | altamh | 6.45 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻣﺔ | altamt | 3.23 |
| ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻡ | altam | 3.23 |
| ﺃﺗﺎﻣﻪ | atamh | 1.61 |
| Tame in the Hindi language | ||
| तामे | tame | 60 |
| तमे | tame | 20 |
| टमे | tame | 20 |
| Tame in the Marathi language | ||
| तांबे | tambe | 45.45 |
| टमे | tame | 36.36 |
| तमे | tame | 9.09 |
| तामे | tame | 9.09 |
| Tame in the Arabic language | ||
| ثيماء | thyma | - |
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