Tamsum Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tamsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tamsum (36) may also be a first name.

Tamsum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamsum (Hindi: तमसुम, Marathi: तबसूम) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamsum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Tamsum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Tamsum live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tamsum is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 36 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 71 percent reside, Telangana, where 14 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent reside. Not including India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamsun8378/
Tansum839/
Tamsom836/
Tomsum834/
Tamcum831/
Thamsom77240/
Thamsun7771/
Tamssom7735/
Tamdjum772/
Teamsom771/
Tanseum771/
Tainsum771/
Tannsum771/
Thamsoun712/
Thamsaun712/
Tanssumt711/
Thamsung711/
Tanjum675,420/
Tamson671,668/
Tanzum671,090/
Tansun67188/
Tomsom6714/
Tomsun6714/
Thamsoune679/
Tancum677/
Tamjun673/
Tomcum671/

Tamsum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamsum in the Hindi language
तमसुमtamasuma55.56
तम्सुमtamsuma33.33
तम्सूमtamsuma11.11
Tamsum in the Marathi language
तबसूमtabasuma50
तबसुमtabasuma50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tamsum
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