Tamkin Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Tamkin Surname Definition:

= Tam, T(h)om (q.v.) + the English (double) diminutive suff. -kin [O.Low Teutonic -k-ín]

Tamkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Iran1761:436,26427,178
England1111:501,96431,980
India641:11,985,397216,293
Canada431:856,87466,382
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tamkin (808) may also be a first name.

Tamkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Tam, T(h)om (q.v.) + the English (double) diminutive suff. -kin [O.Low Teutonic -k-ín]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tamkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamkin (Georgian: ტამკინ, Hindi: तमकीन, Marathi: तमकीन, Oriya: ତମକିନ, Russian: Тамкин) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tamkin is the 444,080th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,476,653 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Tamkin are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tamkin is also the 287,646th most common given name worldwide, held by 808 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 1,388,732. In The United States Tamkin is primarily concentrated in: California, where 42 percent are found, Illinois, where 14 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 23 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Tamkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tamkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tamkin last name rose 4,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tamkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tamkin surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tamkin last name are 6.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Tamkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 43.82% more than the national average, earning $62,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.75% less than the national average, earning $39,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teamkin9219/
Thamkin9218/
Tamkina929/
Taimkin927/
Tahmkin921/
Tamkienė8680/
Thamking865/
Temkin831,703/
Tomkin83621/
Tamkyn8311/
Tamken839/
Tamqin831/
Tamkne831/
Tamkeen77651/
Tomkina77342/
Tamcken7767/
Tamkeng7734/
Tamchin7728/
Thamken7715/
Tamkyna778/
Tomkink773/
Tomkuin773/
Tamgkim771/
Tamkhne771/
Thomkin770/
Tomkienė71132/
Thamkeen714/
Toomking711/
Temkyn6779/
Tomcin6751/
Tomkyn6719/
Temken6713/
Tomqin671/
Tomkinova671/
Tamkem671/
Tomken670/
Tomchin62162/
Tomquin6262/
Tomkyna6229/
Tamchen627/
Toumken622/
Tomcken621/
Tamqeen621/
Thomken620/
Tomquinn5775/
Thamchen5715/
Thomchin5713/
Toumkeng571/

Tamkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamkin in the Georgian language
ტამკინtamkin-
Tamkin in the Oriya language
ତମକିନtamakina-
Tamkin in the Hindi language
तमकीनtamakina95.45
तम्कीनtamkina3.03
तमकिनtamakina1.01
तम्किनtamkina0.51
Tamkin in the Marathi language
तमकीनtamakina53.33
तमिकनtamikana33.33
कीनkina13.33
Tamkin in the Russian language
Тамкинtamkin-

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