Tamo Surname
Approximately 11,057 people bear this surname
Tamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3,991 | 1:5,204 | 628 |
| Philippines | 1,596 | 1:63,432 | 10,765 |
| Bolivia | 1,275 | 1:8,327 | 981 |
| Niger | 964 | 1:19,909 | 1,254 |
| Indonesia | 487 | 1:271,559 | 24,530 |
| India | 424 | 1:1,809,116 | 64,170 |
| Papua New Guinea | 401 | 1:20,333 | 2,142 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Peru | 249 | 1:127,647 | 7,313 |
| Nigeria | 166 | 1:1,067,125 | 44,499 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| South Africa | 100 | 1:541,777 | 42,852 |
| Iran | 61 | 1:1,258,730 | 53,327 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Ivory Coast | 56 | 1:411,986 | 13,976 |
| Lesotho | 52 | 1:39,088 | 6,754 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Albania | 44 | 1:66,229 | 7,750 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Netherlands | 35 | 1:482,491 | 46,668 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Turkey | 31 | 1:2,510,368 | 78,475 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Nepal | 23 | 1:1,238,302 | 6,632 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Georgia | 15 | 1:249,703 | 13,078 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Tamò (186) are calculated separately.
Tamo (6,514) may also be a first name.
Tamo Demographics
Average Tamo Salary in
United States
$38,407 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tamo (Arabic: طامو, Bengali: টমো, Hindi: टमो, Marathi: तमो, Oriya: ତାେମା, Russian: Тамо, Tibetan: སྤྲ་མོ།) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Tamò. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tamo is the 46,866th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 659,089 people. The last name Tamo is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Tamo reside; 37 percent reside in Central Africa and 36 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tamo is also the 81,305th most common first name at a global level, held by 6,514 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3,991 people, or 1 in 5,204. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 30 percent reside, Centre Region, where 29 percent reside and West Region, where 26 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 75 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent reside and Bolivia, where 12 percent reside.
Tamo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tamo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 13,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tamo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tamo are 43.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.67% registered with the party.
The amount Tamo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 11.75% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,107 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.36% less than the national average, earning R 30,048 per year; in United States they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $38,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.62% more than the national average, earning $65,394 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamo in the Bengali language | ||
| টমো | tamo | - |
| Tamo in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାେମା | taema | - |
| Tamo in the Marathi language | ||
| तमो | tamo | - |
| Tamo in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྤྲ་མོ། | tramo | 50 |
| སྟག་མོ། | takmo | 50 |
| Tamo in the Hindi language | ||
| टमो | tamo | 47.06 |
| तामो | tamo | 17.65 |
| तमो | tamo | 17.65 |
| टामो | tamo | 17.65 |
| Tamo in the Russian language | ||
| Тамо | tamo | - |
| Tamo in the Arabic language | ||
| طامو | tamw | - |
| تامو | tamw | - |
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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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