Tamm Surname

43,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

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.

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Tamm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia5,6591:2341
Germany3,1581:25,4933,376
United States1,1111:326,24629,644
Sweden3081:31,9702,608
Russia2311:623,90954,570
Israel2101:40,7515,559
Poland1921:197,96226,540
Canada1881:195,98719,219
Finland1451:37,9084,850
Brazil1221:1,754,70857,059
Australia961:281,20525,117
England621:898,67846,462
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Austria331:258,04330,255
France321:2,075,710171,237
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Chile241:734,02016,565
India231:33,350,669396,143
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Norway141:367,30634,015
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Cambodia101:1,548,7156,449
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

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).

- haffman97

An Estonian surname, meaning 'oak tree' or a 'dam' (beaver dam).

- r1243

Tamm Last Name Facts

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

Tamm (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻡ, Russian: Тамм) occurs in Estonia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamm? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 43,838th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 614,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Tamm are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Tamm is also the 478,225th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 335 people.

It is the most commonly occurring last name in one country:Estonia, where 48 percent live. The surname Tamm is most frequently used in Estonia, where it is borne by 5,659 people, or 1 in 234. Besides Estonia this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Tamm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tamm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tamm last name rose 958 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tamm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Tamm last name are 1.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.19% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thamm897,689/
Tamme893,269/
Tammm891/
Tanmm891/
Taumm891/
Tam86117,142/
Thamme8078/
Thaimm802/
Tham7542,470/
Tame7513,257/
Tomm752,417/
Taim752,408/
Taam752,196/
Team75652/
Tahm75289/
Taum75249/
Ttam75208/
Tamh75193/
Taym75136/
Tajm7552/
Tasm7532/
Tamt7522/
Htam7517/
Tatm759/
Tamd754/
Tanm753/
Tgam752/
Taàm751/
Dtam751/
Geetamm735/
Ththamm731/
Tammová731/
Teame679,258/
Tahum672,932/
Thaim672,613/
Thame671,543/
Taime671,290/
Tomme671,014/
Thomm67645/
Taame67583/
Tasme67543/
Taham67433/
Theam67332/
Taaam67170/
Tayme67105/
Tanme6781/
Taaim6738/
Taume6736/
Tamhh6716/
Thaam6714/
Ttatm6713/
Thammová6712/
Tattm6712/
Ta'am6711/
Taimt6710/
Thamh679/
Taism676/
Thamd674/
Tanmh673/
Dttam673/
Thaym673/
Thamt672/
Thaum672/
Thatm672/
Tamhe672/
Tahym671/
Htame671/
Tommm671/
Thámm671/
Toumm671/
Thammova671/
Tahmt671/
Teaum671/
Teasm671/
Thanm671/
Teumm671/
Thtam671/
Taijm671/
Taumt671/
Tathm671/

Tamm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamm in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻡtam-
Tamm in the Russian language
Таммtamm-

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