Tamoa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Tamoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
Tamoa (440) may also be a first name.
Tamoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tamoa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamoa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Tamoa live; 93 percent live in Oceania Islands and 83 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tamoa is also the 408,694th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 440 people.
Tamoa is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Tamoa is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 50 percent reside, Western Highlands, where 41 percent reside and National Capital District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Tamoa
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