Tamus Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Tamus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1331:73,8077,504
Indonesia1081:1,224,53086,214
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Tamus (Hindi: तामुस, Marathi: तामुस) is found most in Hungary. It may appear in the variant forms: Tamuš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tamus is the 698,433rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 42 percent of Tamus are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 32 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 859,937th most numerous first name internationally, held by 118 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 73,807. In Hungary Tamus is most frequent in: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 43 percent are found, Budapest, where 17 percent are found and Heves County, where 16 percent are found. Besides Hungary this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found.

Tamus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tamus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tamus last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamuš931/
Tamous91646/
Tammus9131/
Tamuse9125/
Taimus9118/
Thamus9113/
Taymus9110/
Tamuzs915/
Tameus914/
Tamush912/
Tamaus911/
Tatmus911/
Teamus911/
Tamuis911/
Tamu895,421/
Tammous83287/
Tammeus8377/
Tamoush8375/
Tamusch8316/
Thamous838/
Theamus834/
Thamaus831/
Tamushe831/
Taemous831/
Tahmous831/
Tamauts830/
Tasmuse830/
Tamou8014,029/
Tammu806,031/
Tamut802,941/
Tamup802,463/
Taimu802,105/
Tomus801,416/
Tamau80465/
Tamos80433/
Tameu80419/
Tamuu80410/
Temus80223/
Tamui80203/
Tamuz80175/
Taamu80165/
Thamu8097/
Tamuh8072/
Taumu8040/
Tasmu8035/
Htamu8023/
Tamuy8014/
Tamud8013/
Tamux8010/
Teamu807/
Tamuj804/
Ttamu803/
Tómus803/
Tajmu802/
Tatmu802/
Tamuc802/
Tamgu801/
Tahmoush77230/
Tamusova771/
Tammoush771/
Tammou731,882/
Tamouh731,257/
Tamoud731,057/
Thomus73770/
Thammu73517/
Tamoes73495/
Toymus73129/
Taymuş73119/
Tasmud7386/
Tammuz7351/
Tamgou7339/
Tamuce7334/
Tamudj7331/
Tahmou7329/
Temush7324/
Taimou7324/
Teemus7320/
Taymuz7320/
Tahamu7319/
Tamuch7315/
Taimut7314/
Tatmou7310/
Tammut739/
Tomaus739/
Taimos739/
Taumui738/
Toomus738/
Tamoos737/
Themus737/
Thaimu736/
Tamosh736/
Thaamu735/
Ta'amu735/
Temeus735/
Tamouz735/
Tomous734/
Tomusz734/
Taimui733/
Thamou733/
Tómusz733/
Tammau732/
Tomuse732/
Taumau732/
Taamou732/
Tomush731/
Teamos731/
Tamhos731/
Tammuu731/
Tamout731/
Tamuua731/
Tajmou731/
Tameuh731/
Tamguh731/
Tammeu731/
Tammuh731/
Tamaut731/
Taumeu731/
Taumou731/
Taymud731/
Dtamou731/
Tommus731/
Teamuh731/
Tamouy730/
Taymusova716/
Tamushova711/
Tomu675,584/
Tamuche6724/
Tammuce6723/
Thomous6723/
Tajmuch6721/
Thomeus679/
Tahmuch677/
Tahamou677/
Thomuse676/
Thaimou676/
Taymoos675/
Tamoosh674/
Tomusch674/
Thaimui674/
Thommus673/
Thomaus673/
Tamouha673/
Themeus672/
Thamout672/
Taimussova672/
Thaimmu671/
Tahamuj671/
Tammouh671/
Thaumos671/
Thaimau671/
Thammou671/
Tahmoud671/
Tamouth671/
Tomoush671/
Tamoult671/
Temmous670/

Tamus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamus in the Hindi language
तामुसtamusa-
Tamus in the Marathi language
तामुसtamusa-

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Footnotes

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