Tamega Surname
Approximately 1,823 people bear this surname
Tamega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 1,291 | 1:13,144 | 602 |
| Senegal | 185 | 1:78,807 | 954 |
| Brazil | 141 | 1:1,518,258 | 50,663 |
| Philippines | 134 | 1:755,509 | 74,327 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Tâmega (6) are calculated separately.
Tamega (26) may also be a first name.
Tamega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tamega is most common in Mali. It can occur as: Tâmega. Click here for other possible spellings of Tamega.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamega? popularity and diffusion
It is the 223,394th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 3,997,557 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Tamega reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.
Tamega is most frequent in Mali, where it is held by 1,291 people, or 1 in 13,144. Without taking into account Mali Tamega is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tâmega | 94 | 6 | / |
| Tamegai | 92 | 14 | / |
| Tamegga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tameiga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tamegaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tamaga | 83 | 119 | / |
| Tamoga | 83 | 91 | / |
| Tomega | 83 | 78 | / |
| Temega | 83 | 17 | / |
| Tamiga | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tamege | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tammegaud | 80 | 3 | / |
| Thamaga | 77 | 4,869 | / |
| Tomegah | 77 | 1,827 | / |
| Tameghe | 77 | 444 | / |
| Tomegea | 77 | 180 | / |
| Tameghi | 77 | 48 | / |
| Tamegui | 77 | 26 | / |
| Tamagau | 77 | 21 | / |
| Tamegye | 77 | 20 | / |
| Tamaiga | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tammiga | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tamagai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tamegge | 77 | 3 | / |
| Toumega | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tamagha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Temegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamigah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taymaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taamoga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tomegha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamaïga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamegger | 71 | 369 | / |
| Thamakga | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tamahaga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Thammiga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Taymoyga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Temeigha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamesgui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tomeagea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tameghie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tameggee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tammeger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tomiga | 67 | 155 | / |
| Tomaga | 67 | 110 | / |
| Tamigi | 67 | 90 | / |
| Temaga | 67 | 87 | / |
| Tomegi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Tomoga | 67 | 58 | / |
| Tamago | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tammegger | 67 | 30 | / |
| Tamogo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tomego | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tomege | 67 | 2 | / |
| Temoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thammagay | 67 | 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
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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 Tamega
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