Tamima Surname

112,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Tamima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3,6951:43,1282,485
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
India171:45,121,493474,784
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Tamima (18,777) may also be a first name.

Tamima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamima (Bengali: তামিমা, Hindi: तमीमा, Marathi: तिममा, Oriya: ତମିମା) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamima? popularity and diffusion

It is the 112,488th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,769,681 people. The last name Tamima is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Tamima reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 39,652nd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 18,777 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 3,695 people, or 1 in 43,128. Other than Bangladesh it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamimah92360/
Tamaima9236/
Tamimma925/
Taemima923/
Tasmima922/
Tahmima922/
Tamoima921/
Thamima921/
Tammimah8628/
Tatmimah8621/
Tammimaa861/
Tahamima861/
Tamimi8327,285/
Temima8311,120/
Tamimy83960/
Tamime83731/
Tamimo83231/
Tamema8318/
Tomima8318/
Tamuma839/
Tamimou77587/
Tamoimo77445/
Tameimi77195/
Tamaimo7762/
Tammimi7722/
Thamimi7722/
Tamimie7713/
Tomimah7713/
Tasmimi778/
Tahmimi776/
Thamema774/
Tameema774/
Taimimi773/
Thamuma772/
Tammime772/
Tamimio772/
Tamemai771/
Tameama771/
Temmima771/
Temimma771/
Tamimij771/
Tamimee771/
Tamimiy771/
Temimah771/
Tamimoh771/
Thamemma7123/
Tuomimaa7120/
Thameema7119/
Tammemaa718/
Thamemai711/
Tammimou711/
Tamimout711/
Tamimezz711/
Tameme67286/
Tamemo6732/
Tamemi6730/
Tomimo6726/
Tomimi6720/
Temema6716/
Tamemy679/
Tamehmash677/
Tamumo676/
Tamymy673/
Tomimy672/
Temuma671/
Temimo671/
Temjma671/

Tamima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamima in the Bengali language
তামিমাtamima-
Tamima in the Oriya language
ତମିମାtamima-
Tamima in the Hindi language
तमीमाtamima96.15
तामिमाtamima3.85
Tamima in the Marathi language
तिममाtimama50
तािममाtaimama25
तमीमाtamima25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tamima
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