Tamer Surname
Approximately 90,779 people bear this surname
Tamer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 58,971 | 1:1,559 | 213 |
| Turkey | 10,844 | 1:7,176 | 984 |
| Syria | 6,632 | 1:2,910 | 345 |
| Iraq | 2,154 | 1:16,259 | 1,045 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,027 | 1:15,222 | 2,105 |
| Lebanon | 1,981 | 1:2,846 | 535 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Morocco | 1,534 | 1:22,475 | 3,521 |
| Algeria | 1,433 | 1:26,959 | 4,901 |
| United States | 819 | 1:442,563 | 38,021 |
| Argentina | 392 | 1:109,039 | 9,209 |
| Brazil | 361 | 1:593,004 | 22,114 |
| Yemen | 240 | 1:110,105 | 6,385 |
| France | 208 | 1:319,340 | 48,512 |
| Germany | 159 | 1:506,324 | 43,083 |
| United Arab Emirates | 144 | 1:63,627 | 6,068 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Mexico | 119 | 1:1,043,077 | 13,442 |
| Denmark | 109 | 1:51,786 | 5,324 |
| Afghanistan | 89 | 1:361,272 | 5,318 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| Netherlands | 64 | 1:263,862 | 33,208 |
| Libya | 49 | 1:127,428 | 674 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Northern Cyprus | 38 | 1:8,395 | 2,026 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Jordan | 21 | 1:421,068 | 12,361 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 1:113,665 | 7,200 |
| Palestine | 12 | 1:379,071 | 11,768 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 108 | 1:464,988 | 33,280 |
The alternate forms: Támer (79) & Tämer (1) are calculated separately.
Tamer (391,877) may also be a first name.
Tamer Demographics
Average Tamer Salary in
United States
$50,508 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tamer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tamer (Arabic: تامر, Georgian: თამერ, Hindi: तमेर, Marathi: तामेर, Russian: Тамер) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Támer or Tämer. For other potential spellings of Tamer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,238th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,278 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Tamer reside; 68 percent reside in North Africa and 65 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Tamer is also the 2,640th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 391,877 people.
This surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 58,971 people, or 1 in 1,559. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 87 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 12 percent are found and Syria, where 7 percent are found.
Tamer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tamer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tamer surname expanded 758 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tamer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (32%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Tamer surname are 4.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.8% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tamer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 38.15% less than the national average, earning $14,042,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $50,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning $58,556 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamer in the Georgian language | ||
| თამერ | tamer | - |
| Tamer in the Hindi language | ||
| तमेर | tamera | 70 |
| तामेर | tamera | 30 |
| Tamer in the Marathi language | ||
| तामेर | tamera | 50 |
| तमेर | tamera | 50 |
| Tamer in the Russian language | ||
| Тамер | tamer | - |
| Tamer in the Arabic language | ||
| تامر | tamr | - |
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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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- 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 Tamer
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