Tameh Surname
Approximately 15,314 people bear this surname
Tameh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 5,435 | 1:1,037 | 189 |
| Syria | 4,467 | 1:4,321 | 497 |
| Iraq | 1,897 | 1:18,462 | 1,113 |
| Palestine | 1,199 | 1:3,794 | 855 |
| Jordan | 1,083 | 1:8,165 | 1,577 |
| Yemen | 862 | 1:30,656 | 2,892 |
| Iran | 193 | 1:397,837 | 25,581 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Cameroon | 67 | 1:309,986 | 28,740 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Saint Lucia | 5 | 1:35,756 | 1,958 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Tameh (2,103) may also be a first name.
Tameh Demographics
Tameh Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Tameh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tameh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tameh (Arabic: طامح) is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tameh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,600th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 475,875 people. The surname Tameh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tameh are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 92 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 164,047th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 2,103 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is carried by 5,435 people, or 1 in 1,037. In Lebanon it is mostly concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 48 percent live, South Governorate, where 17 percent live and Akkar Governorate, where 12 percent live. Besides Lebanon this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 29 percent live and Iraq, where 12 percent live.
Tameh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Maronite (35%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tameh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tameh in the Arabic language | ||
| طامح | tamh | - |
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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 Tameh
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