Tamms Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Tamms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2111:381,54235,859
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Latvia381:53,9498,130
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Tamms Last Name Facts

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

Tamms is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamms? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 769,129th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Tamms reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Tamms is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 211 people, or 1 in 381,542. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 22 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Latvia, where 10 percent live.

Tamms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tamms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tamms last name grew 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tamms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tamms last name are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tamms earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.41% less than the national average, earning $34,772 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tammsh918/
Thamms911/
Tams893,490/
Tamse802,275/
Thams80805/
Taams80196/
Tomms8068/
Tamsh8026/
Temms8018/
Taims808/
Teams808/
Tahms803/
Tamss801/
Tamst801/
Taums801/
Tamshe7318/
Thamse7316/
Thanms737/
Thomms734/
Tamsch731/
Thaems731/
Thaums731/
Thasms731/
Thamsh731/
Theams730/
Toms6718,745/
Tems67207/
Tamz675/
Tamsche671/
Tamx671/

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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 Tamms
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