Tamur Surname

209,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,973 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Tamur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,3631:57,0965,544
Indonesia3071:430,77936,125
Papua New Guinea1051:77,65410,215
France631:1,054,329115,549
Afghanistan301:1,071,7739,936
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tamur (713) may also be a first name.

Tamur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamur (Bengali: তৈমুর, Hindi: तमूर, Marathi: तामुर, Russian: Тамур) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 209,446th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,693,637 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Tamur reside; 60 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Tamur is also the 309,270th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 713 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,363 people, or 1 in 57,096. In Turkey Tamur is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Van Province, where 9 percent live and Bartin Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Turkey it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Tamur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tamur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tamur surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taimur912,590/
Tameur911,086/
Taymur911,032/
Tamour91652/
Tammur9170/
Tamure9130/
Thamur9115/
Tahmur917/
Taemur916/
Taumur915/
Tasmur911/
Tamuir911/
Tamaur911/
Taymour834,052/
Taimour831,326/
Tamourt83682/
Thameur83423/
Tahmour8345/
Tammour8315/
Tahamur838/
Thamour836/
Thamuir834/
Taimure832/
Tamaure832/
Thaimur832/
Thaumur831/
Tammeur831/
Taumour831/
Taimaur831/
Taihmur831/
Tatmour831/
Tamhurt830/
Thamure830/
Temur8019,787/
Tamor801,572/
Tomur80598/
Taamourt77216/
Tamurova7740/
Taymurre771/
Taimmour771/
Thaimeur771/
Thamuire771/
Taymourz771/
Tahamour771/
Tahameur771/
Teymur733,328/
Taymor73439/
Tamoor73423/
Teimur73237/
Taimor73223/
Tosmur73176/
Tammor73170/
Teamor7369/
Tuimur7342/
Tomure7340/
Tamhor7321/
Tomaur7311/
Toimur734/
Teemur733/
Tehmur732/
Tamoer731/
Tamorz731/
Temeur731/
Taamor731/
Taymurova7112/
Taimurova714/
Thatmurre712/
Taimoor671,721/
Thomure671,103/
Teimour67955/
Teymour67279/
Taymoor67215/
Thamoor6723/
Toumour675/
Themeur674/
Teamoor673/
Tehmour672/
Tammoor671/
Tehmmur671/
Tamoore671/
Thomeur671/
Toumeur671/
Tehmuur671/
Taimorr671/
Tomaure671/
Theamor671/
Taimoer671/
Taumoor671/

Tamur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamur in the Bengali language
তৈমুরtaimura-
Tamur in the Hindi language
तमूरtamura44.44
तैमूरtaimura22.22
तामूरtamura11.11
तामुरtamura11.11
तमुरtamura11.11
Tamur in the Marathi language
तामुरtamura25
तमुरtamura25
तैमुरtaimura25
तेमुरtemura25
Tamur in the Russian language
Тамурtamur-

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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 Tamur
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