Tamus Surname
Approximately 422 people bear this surname
Tamus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 133 | 1:73,807 | 7,504 |
| Indonesia | 108 | 1:1,224,530 | 86,214 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Tamuš (1) are calculated separately.
Tamus (118) may also be a first name.
Tamus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tamus (Hindi: तामुस, Marathi: तामुस) is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Tamuš. For other potential spellings of Tamus click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tamus is the 698,433rd most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 42 percent of Tamus reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 32 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Tamus is also the 859,937th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 118 people.
The last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 73,807. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 43 percent live, Budapest, where 17 percent live and Heves County, where 16 percent live. Barring Hungary this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.
Tamus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tamus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tamus surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamus in the Hindi language | ||
| तामुस | tamusa | - |
| Tamus in the Marathi language | ||
| तामुस | tamusa | - |
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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 Tamus
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