Tamga Surname
Approximately 542 people bear this surname
Tamga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 483 | 1:43,000 | 5,706 |
| Turkey | 46 | 1:1,691,770 | 62,957 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Tamga (20) may also be a first name.
Tamga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tamga (Russian: Тамга) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamga? popularity and diffusion
Tamga is the 579,404th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Tamga are found; 72 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 20 people.
The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 483 people, or 1 in 43,000. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent are found, Centre Region, where 32 percent are found and Far North Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon Tamga occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 8 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamga in the Russian language | ||
| Тамга | tamga | - |
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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 Tamga
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