Tamko Surname

267,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tamko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,1031:18,8302,578
Ukraine881:517,30358,849
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
Niger491:391,67410,965
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Tamkó (73) are calculated separately.

Tamko (75) may also be a first name.

Tamko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamko (Hindi: तमको, Russian: Тамко) is found most in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms: Tamkó. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,955th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,001,747 people. The last name Tamko is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Tamko live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 75 people.

The surname Tamko is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,103 people, or 1 in 18,830. In Cameroon Tamko is most numerous in: West Region, where 37 percent live, Littoral Region, where 30 percent live and Centre Region, where 28 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.

Tamko Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tamko earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 48.97% more than the national average, earning $64,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.04% less than the national average, earning $39,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamkó9373/
Tamkoç91997/
Thamko91102/
Tamkou9178/
Tamkoy9117/
Tamkoz919/
Tamkoa916/
Tamkoi912/
Tamkko911/
Tamkoo911/
Thamkoo835/
Thamkho834/
Taimeko833/
Thamkot831/
Tomko808,163/
Temko801,011/
Tamka80323/
Tamco8016/
Thamkhot77351/
Taemkhoo771/
Tahamkoa771/
Tomkos7375/
Tomcko7371/
Toemko7370/
Tamkaş7327/
Tamcoo7324/
Tamkeu7318/
Thamka7310/
Tomkou738/
Tamcod735/
Tomkoy733/
Toumko733/
Temkoo733/
Thomko732/
Tomkod732/
Toymko731/
Tuomko731/
Tamkaa731/
Tamkha731/
Tomkhot67180/
Thamkha67146/
Thamkat674/
Toumkou674/
Teammco673/
Toomkot672/
Thamkad671/
Thomkou671/

Tamko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamko in the Hindi language
तमकोtamako-
Tamko in the Russian language
Тамкоtamko-

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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 Tamko
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