Tamesi Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tamesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Iran611:1,258,73053,327
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Tamesi (19) may also be a first name.

Tamesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamesi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamesi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most commonly used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname Tamesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 66 percent of Tamesi are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tamesi is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 652,743. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 87 percent are found, Western Cape, where 8 percent are found and Gauteng, where 2 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 34 percent are found and Lesotho, where 20 percent are found.

Tamesi Last Name Statistics demography

Tamesi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.57% less than the national average, earning R 110,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamesis921,174/
Tamesei922/
Tahmesi921/
Tammesi921/
Ttamesi921/
Tamiesie8611/
Tameasis861/
Tahmesei861/
Tamezi83235/
Tamisi83140/
Tomesi838/
Tamese837/
Tamesy836/
Tameji832/
Tahmese77372/
Tamises77308/
Tamisai77116/
Thamisi77110/
Tameses7765/
Tamisis7737/
Taymezi7719/
Tamesay777/
Tamisci777/
Tamerzi774/
Taamisi772/
Tamiezi771/
Tameisy771/
Tamedji771/
Tamisie771/
Tamaisi771/
Tahmisci7142/
Tamezait712/
Tamedzie711/
Tamizi671,050/
Tameze67299/
Tamiza67148/
Tamiji67123/
Tamigi6790/
Tamise6785/
Tomegi6768/
Tomeci6763/
Tameza6746/
Tamici6746/
Tamize6730/
Tomisi6726/
Tamisé6710/
Tomezi677/
Tomese675/
Tamege674/
Thameiset672/
Tamizé672/
Tamèze671/
Tamysaith671/
Tamexe671/
Tamece671/
Tamisy671/
Tamice670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tamesi
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