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 surname Tamsum (Hindi: तमसुम, Marathi: तबसूम) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamsum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Tamsum occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Tamsum are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tamsum is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held given name globally, held by 36 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Tamsum is primarily found in: Bihar, where 71 percent live, Telangana, where 14 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

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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