Tamires Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Tamires Surname User-submission:

It comes from the Tupi-Guarani, language spoke by the first Indians found in Brazilian lands. The name means 'palm tree'.

Tamires Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1341:1,597,57052,858
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tamíres (1) are calculated separately.

Tamires (82,301) may also be a first name.

Tamires Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It comes from the Tupi-Guarani, language spoke by the first Indians found in Brazilian lands. The name means 'palm tree'.

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Tamires Last Name Facts

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

Tamires is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Tamíres. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamires? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,518,885th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Tamires live; 98 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Luso-South America. Tamires is also the 12,082nd most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 82,301 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 1,597,570. In Brazil Tamires is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 43 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 21 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

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