Tams Surname
Approximately 3,490 people bear this surname
Tams Surname Definition:
Tam’s (Son) Tam’s Son v. Tam, T(h)om.
Tams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,111 | 1:72,462 | 9,185 |
| England | 1,026 | 1:54,306 | 6,608 |
| United States | 522 | 1:694,366 | 54,999 |
| Canada | 137 | 1:268,946 | 25,310 |
| Denmark | 125 | 1:45,158 | 4,724 |
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Netherlands | 49 | 1:344,636 | 38,971 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Finland | 44 | 1:124,925 | 12,029 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 381 | 1:63,977 | 7,372 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 149 | 1:337,038 | 26,036 |
Tams (726) may also be a first name.
Tams Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tam’s (Son) Tam’s Son v. Tam, T(h)om.
Tams Demographics
Average Male Tams Height
170.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tams Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tams (Arabic: طمس, Hindi: तामस) is found most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tams? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 129,739th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,088,122 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Tams are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Tams is also the 306,159th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 726 people.
The last name Tams is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,111 people, or 1 in 72,462. In Germany it is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 71 percent reside, Hamburg, where 9 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Not including Germany Tams exists in 48 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Tams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tams has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Tams last name rose 269 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tams Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Tams last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Tams are 14.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.6% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tams earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning 294,813 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning R 266,844 per year; in United States they earn 0% less than the national average, earning $43,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $53,212 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamse | 89 | 2,275 | / |
| Thams | 89 | 805 | / |
| Tamms | 89 | 370 | / |
| Taams | 89 | 196 | / |
| Tamsh | 89 | 26 | / |
| Taims | 89 | 8 | / |
| Teams | 89 | 8 | / |
| Tahms | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tamss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tamst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Taums | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tamshe | 80 | 18 | / |
| Thamse | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tammsh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Tamsch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thaums | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thamsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thasms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thaems | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thamms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thamns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Theams | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tatims | 80 | 0 | / |
| Toms | 75 | 18,745 | / |
| Tans | 75 | 1,246 | / |
| Tems | 75 | 207 | / |
| Tamz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tamx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tamsche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thoms | 67 | 13,978 | / |
| Teems | 67 | 1,327 | / |
| Tansh | 67 | 1,264 | / |
| Thans | 67 | 797 | / |
| Tooms | 67 | 427 | / |
| Tamše | 67 | 298 | / |
| Tomse | 67 | 185 | / |
| Tanse | 67 | 171 | / |
| Tomms | 67 | 68 | / |
| Tansø | 67 | 58 | / |
| Thems | 67 | 45 | / |
| Tohms | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tamshova | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tamch | 67 | 20 | / |
| Temms | 67 | 18 | / |
| Ttoms | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tains | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tamze | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tanns | 67 | 6 | / |
| Teans | 67 | 5 | / |
| Toums | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tayns | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ttems | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thamz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Temsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tansp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tom's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toims | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tauns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuims | 67 | 0 | / |
Tams Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tams in the Hindi language | ||
| तामस | tamasa | 50 |
| टॉम्स | tomsa | 25 |
| टामस | tamasa | 25 |
| Tams in the Arabic language | ||
| طمس | tms | - |
| طامس | tams | - |
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