Tamu Surname
Approximately 5,421 people bear this surname
Tamu Surname User-submission:
The Gurung surname comes from the name of the Gurung tribe. The Gurungs, Rais, Magars and Limbus came from somewhere between Tibet, Bhutan and China. The word gurung is derived from the Tibetan word grong, which means 'farmer'.
Read More About This SurnameTamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,980 | 1:387,407 | 20,635 |
| Indonesia | 1,497 | 1:88,343 | 9,249 |
| Papua New Guinea | 447 | 1:18,241 | 1,836 |
| Nepal | 233 | 1:122,236 | 2,332 |
| Cameroon | 198 | 1:104,894 | 12,325 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Nigeria | 157 | 1:1,128,298 | 46,367 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| French Polynesia | 92 | 1:3,052 | 652 |
| Zimbabwe | 89 | 1:173,463 | 21,090 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Georgia | 11 | 1:340,504 | 14,961 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Cook Islands | 7 | 1:2,597 | 656 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Tamu (12,145) may also be a first name.
Tamu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Gurung surname comes from the name of the Gurung tribe. The Gurungs, Rais, Magars and Limbus came from somewhere between Tibet, Bhutan and China. The word gurung is derived from the Tibetan word grong, which means 'farmer'. Gurungs also go by Tamu, which means '10,000 battalions'.
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Average Tamu Salary in
United States
$36,361 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tamu (Bengali: তমু, Georgian: თამუ, Hindi: टमू, Marathi: तमू, Oriya: ତମୁ, Russian: Таму) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 88,591st most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,344,318 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Tamu live; 41 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tamu is also the 53,718th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 12,145 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 1,980 people, or 1 in 387,407. In India it is most prevalent in: Manipur, where 40 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 30 percent live and Meghalaya, where 11 percent live. Other than India it exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.
Tamu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Tamu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.62% less than the national average, earning R 69,816 per year and in United States they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $36,361 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamu in the Georgian language | ||
| თამუ | tamu | - |
| Tamu in the Bengali language | ||
| তমু | tamu | - |
| Tamu in the Hindi language | ||
| टमू | tamu | 63.02 |
| टमु | tamu | 36.25 |
| तमू | tamu | 0.21 |
| तमु | tamu | 0.16 |
| तामू | tamu | 0.09 |
| टामु | tamu | 0.09 |
| तंउ | tamu | 0.05 |
| टामू | tamu | 0.05 |
| लसु | lasu | 0.02 |
| तामु | tamu | 0.02 |
| Tamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ତମୁ | tamu | 62.96 |
| ତାମୁ | tamu | 25.93 |
| ଟାମୁ | tamu | 7.41 |
| ତାମୁଗ | tamuga | 3.7 |
| Tamu in the Marathi language | ||
| तमू | tamu | 36.84 |
| तमु | tamu | 21.05 |
| तामू | tamu | 21.05 |
| टमु | tamu | 15.79 |
| तामु | tamu | 5.26 |
| Tamu in the Russian language | ||
| Таму | tamu | - |
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