Tamison Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tamison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tamison (130) may also be a first name.

Tamison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamison (Russian: Тамисон) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamison? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Tamison are found; 41 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 41 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tamison is also the 814,623rd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 130 people.

Tamison is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Tamison is primarily concentrated in: East New Britain, where 92 percent are found and East Sepik, where 8 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Tamison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tamison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tamison surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tamison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamison in the Russian language
Тамисонtamison-

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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
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  • 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 Tamison
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