Tamez Surname

21,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Tamez Surname Definition:

Variant of the Arabic "Tamyiz" - to separate, distinguish, hair sieve or strainer, screen, sifter, flour-bolt, bolting-cloth. Tamar is from the Hebrew "thamar” - palm tree of dates, a date plantation; reminding us that the Arabic "tamr" - dates (fruit), is the background for this patronymic.

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Tamez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico15,9901:7,763876
United States9,4941:38,1784,714
Iran1181:650,69935,122
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
England71:7,959,723202,100
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Taméz (7), Támez (4) & Tamèz (2) are calculated separately.

Tamez (602) may also be a first name.

Tamez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variant of the Arabic "Tamyiz" - to separate, distinguish, hair sieve or strainer, screen, sifter, flour-bolt, bolting-cloth. Tamar is from the Hebrew "thamar” - palm tree of dates, a date plantation; reminding us that the Arabic "tamr" - dates (fruit), is the background for this patronymic.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Tamez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamez (Russian: Тамэз) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Taméz, Támez or Tamèz. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamez? popularity and diffusion

Tamez is the 21,185th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 283,187 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Tamez reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Tamez is also the 340,659th most common forename worldwide It is held by 602 people.

It is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 15,990 people, or 1 in 7,763. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Nuevo León, where 78 percent are found, Tamaulipas, where 7 percent are found and Coahuila, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Mexico it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.

Tamez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tamez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tamez last name increased 474,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tamez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tamez are 42.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.37% registered with the party.

The amount Tamez earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning $35,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning $47,935 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taméz937/
Támez934/
Tamèz932/
Tameez91214/
Thamez9163/
Taymez9117/
Tameiz912/
Tatmez911/
Tahmez911/
Tamerz911/
Tame8913,257/
Thameez832/
Tameadz831/
Tamer8090,779/
Tameh8015,314/
Teame809,258/
Tames803,782/
Tamme803,269/
Thame801,543/
Taime801,290/
Tamee80793/
Tamei80781/
Tamiz80721/
Tamet80661/
Taame80583/
Tasme80543/
Tameu80419/
Tamea80365/
Temez80229/
Tomez80200/
Tamie80112/
Tayme80105/
Taume8036/
Tamge8029/
Tamey8023/
Tamej8017/
Tamex8014/
Tamed808/
Tamec804/
Tahme804/
Tajme802/
Tamep802/
Tamhe802/
Tameş801/
Tameș801/
Tamje801/
Htame801/
Tahmeerz771/
Thames7310,522/
Tamher731,109/
Tammer73982/
Teamer73970/
Tamees73453/
Tammes73404/
Tameer73253/
Tammet73153/
Teames73142/
Taymes73123/
Thamie73121/
Taymeh73110/
Tamise7385/
Tomesz7383/
Thamme7378/
Thamee7372/
Tasmer7368/
Thomez7354/
Taumer7346/
Taymer7344/
Tamizh7339/
Tamesh7339/
Thaime7338/
Taimee7337/
Taimer7330/
Taimeh7324/
Tometz7324/
Taimet7324/
Taumea7320/
Teameh7319/
Tammie7318/
Tomecz7314/
Tameap7313/
Teamey7313/
Tameed7311/
Taimiz7310/
Tammey738/
Tammee738/
Tamese737/
Tahame737/
Thamea737/
Tameej736/
Taumei736/
Taimes736/
Taamer735/
Tamerr735/
Tajmes734/
Tameus734/
Taaime734/
Tamech734/
Tgomez733/
Tahmes733/
Thamiz733/
Thamec733/
Tasmee733/
Tammed732/
Thayme732/
Ta'ame732/
Tamhee732/
Taameh732/
Taemes732/
Taimed732/
Thamey732/
Tamieh732/
Taymee732/
Thaame732/
Teamep731/
Thamei731/
Taimie731/
Tameis731/
Tahmeh731/
Taumet731/
Tamaiz731/
Themez731/
Taimea731/
Tamerh731/
Tameuh731/
Tamies731/
Tamizz731/
Tammeh731/
Tammeu731/
Tameas731/
Tamece731/
Tomerz731/
Tomeyz731/
Teamei731/
Taumeu731/
Taumie731/
Tasmea731/
Tasmes731/
Tasmey731/
Teamie731/
Taisme731/
Theame731/
Thasme731/
Taymey731/
Teamee731/
Tatmee731/
Tamidz731/
Tamehe731/
Tammei731/
Tamoyz731/
Tatmer730/
Taymie730/
Tamice730/
Taumes730/
Toomez730/
Thammeezc711/
Tome6795,201/
Tama6747,056/
Tami6720,481/
Tamiche67830/
Tamy67821/
Thometz67375/
Thaimei67367/
Thaimee67129/
Tamaice6788/
Tammeus6777/
Thamizh6776/
Thatmee6770/
Tamesse6769/
Tammett6767/
Tammets6744/
Tamheed6733/
Tameits6730/
Tahames6729/
Tammest6723/
Tamé6721/
Tamè6714/
Thammee6712/
Tameche6710/
Tajmehr677/
Tasmeer675/
Thamees674/
Tajmieh674/
Tamehee674/
Tăme674/
Tóme674/
Tahmise674/
Tamahee674/
Tamj674/
Taemets672/
Thamesh672/
Tamishe672/
Tahmieh672/
Tameová671/
Thaames671/
Thameas671/
Thamess671/
Thamhet671/
Tahamej671/
Tahmedh671/
Tahmeid671/
Tameesh671/
Tammehr671/
Tôme671/
Thamher671/
Taemesh671/
Tahamiz671/
Tamahei671/
Tamá671/
Tamí671/
Tametch671/
Tamoise671/
Taumeid671/
Tajmiea671/
Taammeh671/
Tameish671/
Theasme671/
Thamizt671/
Thaamee671/
Teammee671/
Tamaise671/
Tommetz670/

Tamez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamez in the Russian language
Тамэзtamez-

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