Tamsley Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tamsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tamsley Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales21:784,20816,349

Tamsley (6) may also be a first name.

Tamsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamsley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tamsley.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamsley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Tamsley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Tamsley live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 6 people.

The last name Tamsley is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 50 percent live and Hampshire, where 50 percent live. Outside of England Tamsley is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tansley863,492/
Temsley862/
Tomsley860/
Thomsley802/
Tamshler801/
Teansley801/
Tanssley800/
Tanscley800/
Tansle772/
Tansly770/
Tomsly770/
Tonsley7143/
Tanslie7112/
Tansler716/
Tanxley711/
Tanssle710/
Tanselle67113/
Tounsley6774/
Tamsilli671/
Tonnsley670/
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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 Tamsley
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