Tamm Surname
Approximately 11,857 people bear this surname
Tamm Surname User-submission:
Tamm is an Estonian surname, meaning 'oak tree'. There is also a German surname Tamm, derived from a short form of the personal name Tancmar, composed of the Germanic thank (thought) and mari, meri (famous). Habitational name from Tamm in southern Germany or Thamm, Damm(e) in northern Germany.
Read More About This SurnameTamm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 5,659 | 1:234 | 1 |
| Germany | 3,158 | 1:25,493 | 3,376 |
| United States | 1,111 | 1:326,246 | 29,644 |
| Sweden | 308 | 1:31,970 | 2,608 |
| Russia | 231 | 1:623,909 | 54,570 |
| Israel | 210 | 1:40,751 | 5,559 |
| Poland | 192 | 1:197,962 | 26,540 |
| Canada | 188 | 1:195,987 | 19,219 |
| Finland | 145 | 1:37,908 | 4,850 |
| Brazil | 122 | 1:1,754,708 | 57,059 |
| Australia | 96 | 1:281,205 | 25,117 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Austria | 33 | 1:258,043 | 30,255 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Chile | 24 | 1:734,020 | 16,565 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 1:1,548,715 | 6,449 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 1:432,920 | 31,560 |
Tamm (335) may also be a first name.
Tamm Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Tamm is an Estonian surname, meaning 'oak tree'. There is also a German surname Tamm, derived from a short form of the personal name Tancmar, composed of the Germanic thank (thought) and mari, meri (famous). Habitational name from Tamm in southern Germany or Thamm, Damm(e) in northern Germany. The place names may derive from the personal name or from Middle High German tam (dam, dike).
- haffman97An Estonian surname, meaning 'oak tree' or a 'dam' (beaver dam).
- r1243Tamm Demographics
Average Male Tamm Height
178.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tamm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamm Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tamm (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻡ, Russian: Тамм) occurs more in Estonia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamm? popularity and diffusion
Tamm is the 43,838th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 614,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Tamm live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 478,225th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 335 people.
It is the most numerous last name in one country:Estonia, where 48 percent are found. The surname Tamm is most commonly used in Estonia, where it is held by 5,659 people, or 1 in 234. Outside of Estonia this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Tamm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tamm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tamm surname grew 958 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tamm Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Tamm surname are 1.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.19% being registered with the party.
The amount Tamm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.46% less than the national average, earning 226,807 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $49,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $55,350 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thamm | 89 | 7,689 | / |
| Tamme | 89 | 3,269 | / |
| Tammm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tanmm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Taumm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tam | 86 | 117,142 | / |
| Thamme | 80 | 78 | / |
| Thaimm | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tham | 75 | 42,470 | / |
| Tame | 75 | 13,257 | / |
| Tomm | 75 | 2,417 | / |
| Taim | 75 | 2,408 | / |
| Taam | 75 | 2,196 | / |
| Team | 75 | 652 | / |
| Tahm | 75 | 289 | / |
| Taum | 75 | 249 | / |
| Ttam | 75 | 208 | / |
| Tamh | 75 | 193 | / |
| Taym | 75 | 136 | / |
| Tajm | 75 | 52 | / |
| Tasm | 75 | 32 | / |
| Tamt | 75 | 22 | / |
| Htam | 75 | 17 | / |
| Tatm | 75 | 9 | / |
| Tamd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tanm | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tgam | 75 | 2 | / |
| Taàm | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geetamm | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ththamm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tammová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teame | 67 | 9,258 | / |
| Tahum | 67 | 2,932 | / |
| Thaim | 67 | 2,613 | / |
| Thame | 67 | 1,543 | / |
| Taime | 67 | 1,290 | / |
| Tomme | 67 | 1,014 | / |
| Thomm | 67 | 645 | / |
| Taame | 67 | 583 | / |
| Tasme | 67 | 543 | / |
| Taham | 67 | 433 | / |
| Theam | 67 | 332 | / |
| Taaam | 67 | 170 | / |
| Tayme | 67 | 105 | / |
| Tanme | 67 | 81 | / |
| Taaim | 67 | 38 | / |
| Taume | 67 | 36 | / |
| Tamhh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Thaam | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ttatm | 67 | 13 | / |
| Thammová | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tattm | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ta'am | 67 | 11 | / |
| Taimt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Thamh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Taism | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thamd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tanmh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dttam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thaym | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thamt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thaum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thatm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tamhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tahym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tommm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thámm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thammova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahmt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teasm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teumm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thtam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taijm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taumt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tathm | 67 | 1 | / |
Tamm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻡ | tam | - |
| Tamm in the Russian language | ||
| Тамм | tamm | - |
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