Tamura Surname
Approximately 298,063 people bear this surname
Tamura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 291,575 | 1:438 | 61 |
| United States | 2,718 | 1:133,355 | 14,019 |
| Brazil | 2,034 | 1:105,248 | 3,961 |
| Thailand | 555 | 1:127,276 | 19,268 |
| Singapore | 197 | 1:27,958 | 1,070 |
| Hong Kong | 169 | 1:43,405 | 774 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| Australia | 105 | 1:257,102 | 23,526 |
| Philippines | 104 | 1:973,444 | 84,902 |
| Peru | 41 | 1:775,223 | 17,111 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Panama | 32 | 1:122,258 | 4,322 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Tamura (430) may also be a first name.
Tamura Demographics
Average Tamura Salary in
United States
$49,828 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
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
Tamura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamura in the Russian language | ||
| Тамура | tamura | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Tamura
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis