Tamura Surname

1,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Tamura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan291,5751:43861
United States2,7181:133,35514,019
Brazil2,0341:105,2483,961
Thailand5551:127,27619,268
Singapore1971:27,9581,070
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Philippines1041:973,44484,902
Peru411:775,22317,111
England391:1,428,66862,556
France381:1,747,966156,445
Panama321:122,2584,322
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
China111:124,301,9616,553
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Guam81:20,0153,029
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India61:127,844,230863,365
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tonga11:107,313791
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Tamura (430) may also be a first name.

Tamura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamura (Russian: Тамура) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamura? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,839th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,450 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Tamura live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Tamura is also the 413,955th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 430 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 291,575 people, or 1 in 438. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Besides Japan this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Tamura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tamura last name are 16.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Tamura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 10.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,416 per year; in Colombia they earn 118.24% more than the national average, earning $49,545,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning $49,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $52,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamoura922,704/
Tamuera92725/
Tamaura92444/
Taimura92103/
Thamura9264/
Tammura928/
Tasmura925/
Tamurat923/
Tamhura921/
Tamurra921/
Tamuraa921/
Tamurai921/
Tamurah921/
Tajmurad8694/
Tasmurat8612/
Thatmura866/
Tahamura864/
Tammurah864/
Taymuraz863/
Tatmurad863/
Taimuras861/
Tamourat861/
Tahmurad861/
Tomura8313,339/
Tamira83422/
Tamora83220/
Tamuri83138/
Temura8337/
Tamure8330/
Tamuro8314/
Thatmurra807/
Thammuraj802/
Tasmouras801/
Tathmurad801/
Tamouro77895/
Toimura77349/
Taimuri77250/
Tamiray77149/
Temoura77132/
Teimura77104/
Tomurad7793/
Tomoura7759/
Tasmuri7747/
Tamirah7738/
Tammuri7736/
Temuray7733/
Tamiraa7726/
Tamurio7721/
Tammira7720/
Thamira7719/
Tamauri7719/
Tamouri7713/
Taumora7712/
Taumuri7712/
Tamurei7710/
Tatmuri778/
Taimira777/
Thomura775/
Taamira774/
Tamoora774/
Thamuri774/
Tamorah774/
Tamures773/
Temurai772/
Tamirra772/
Taamuri772/
Tamurri772/
Tamaure772/
Tameuri772/
Tammora772/
Taimure772/
Ttamuri771/
Teymura771/
Themura771/
Tameuro771/
Tamiera771/
Tamuriy771/
Tamuris771/
Tahmuri771/
Taimury771/
Tamirea771/
Tomurat771/
Taymuri771/
Thamure770/
Thathmurra754/
Thattmurra751/
Taymouri711,130/
Taimouri71396/
Tahmouri71357/
Taymuree7180/
Thammora7118/
Ta'amora718/
Tahmoury717/
Taumauri717/
Teymuraz716/
Tamouret716/
Thameuri715/
Thammuri714/
Teimuras714/
Taaimira714/
Taumouri713/
Thamiray713/
Teymuroa712/
Taymoury712/
Tomurray711/
Teimuraz711/
Taymurre711/
Tahamuri711/
Taimoury711/
Tajmirah711/
Tamirrah711/
Tammuroo711/
Temmoura711/
Tammouri711/
Taasmuri711/
Tahmurzi711/
Taimuree711/
Tamhouri711/
Tammauri711/
Tammauro711/
Tammouro711/
Toumoura711/
Taymurit711/
Thamuire711/
Tamore675,502/
Tamori673,140/
Tomuro671,713/
Tamoro67351/
Tamiro67141/
Tahmoures6750/
Tomuri6745/
Tomure6740/
Tahmouris6733/
Tomora6715/
Tamory6714/
Temira6713/
Tahmureys678/
Tammouret675/
Tomira674/
Thatmurre672/
Temuro671/
Tahmurrey671/
Tamourish671/
Taimouret671/

Tamura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamura in the Russian language
Тамураtamura-

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