Tamás Surname

34,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Tamás Surname User-submission:

Tamás is a Hungarian surname derived from the personal name, Tamás, the Hungarian form of Thomas. Another interpretation for Tamás could be the noun, tamas in Vedanta, which is the element or mode of prakriti associated with lethargy, darkness and ignorance.

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Tamás Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary14,2821:68759
Romania8431:23,8173,033
Slovakia811:65,88212,782
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Tamas (19,914), Tamáš (502), Támás (2), Tamãs (2), Tamàs (1), Tamaş (895), Tamaš (482), Tămas (4), Támas (2), Tamaś (1), Tămaş (539) & Tãmaş (1) are calculated separately.

Tamás (136,193) may also be a first name.

Tamás Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tamás is a Hungarian surname derived from the personal name, Tamás, the Hungarian form of Thomas. Another interpretation for Tamás could be the noun, tamas in Vedanta, which is the element or mode of prakriti associated with lethargy, darkness and ignorance.

- transcendence

Tamás Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamás (Arabic: تماس, Bengali: তমাস, Hindi: टामस, Marathi: तमास, Oriya: ତମାସ) is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Tamas, Tamáš, Támás, Tamãs, Tamàs, Tamaş, Tamaš, Tămas, Támas, Tamaś, Tămaş or Tãmaş. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamás? popularity and diffusion

Tamás is the 34,760th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 477,966 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tamás reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 7,652nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 136,193 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 14,282 people, or 1 in 687. In Hungary Tamás is most frequent in: Budapest, where 14 percent reside, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 13 percent reside and Pest County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Hungary it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 6 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

Tamás Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tamás has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tamás surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamas9319,914/
Tamáš93502/
Támás932/
Tamãs932/
Tamàs931/
Tamáss911/
Thamás911/
Tamaş87895/
Tamaš87482/
Tămas874/
Támas872/
Tamaś871/
Tomás8056,896/
Tămaş80539/
Tamos80433/
Tãmaş801/
Tamásová7794/
Thamas732,271/
Tamase731,235/
Tahmas731,087/
Thamos73732/
Tamous73646/
Tammas73567/
Tamash73393/
Tamose73163/
Tamhas73108/
Taimas7346/
Taymas7329/
Tamais7326/
Taumas7321/
Tamass7314/
Tatmas739/
Taimos739/
Tamoos737/
Tamosh736/
Tameus734/
Tasmas733/
Tamasz732/
Tamaas732/
Tamots732/
Teamos731/
Tamaus731/
Tamasc731/
Tameis731/
Tamays731/
Tamhos731/
Tamgos731/
Tameas731/
Teamas731/
Tamahs731/
Tammous67287/
Thaumas6781/
Tammeus6777/
Tamoush6775/
Thamash6771/
Thatmas6770/
Tammase6757/
Thamaas6755/
Thamase6752/
Tahmass6742/
Thammas6731/
Thomász6731/
Tameits6730/
Taymash6728/
Thaimas6726/
Tahmosh6719/
Tahmast6713/
Tamasse6711/
Thamous678/
Thamose678/
Tammash678/
Tamahas677/
Tamaash677/
Tomásch675/
Taymoos675/
Tammast674/
Tamoosh674/
Tamoshe673/
Thamass673/
Tahmash672/
Thamast672/
Tamashe672/
Tahamas672/
Thamaus671/
Thameas671/
Taimash671/
Tamnash671/
Tamaise671/
Tatmash671/
Taismas671/
Thaumos671/
Tameish671/
Tamatse671/
Tamasss671/
Thamosh671/
Tamoise671/
Tammass671/
Tamėnas671/
Tahmous671/
Tamauts670/

Tamás Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamás in the Marathi language
तमासtamasa82.44
तामसtamasa8.4
तामासtamasa3.82
तमसtamasa3.05
Tamás in the Hindi language
टामसtamasa65.63
तामसtamasa17.19
तमसtamasa7.81
तमासtamasa3.13
तमसाtamasa1.56
टमासtamasa1.56
टमसtamasa1.56
Tamás in the Oriya language
ତମାସtamasa43.14
ତାମସtamasa35.29
ଟମାସtamasa7.84
ତାମସରtamasara3.92
ଟମସtamasa1.96
ତମାସ୍tamas1.96
ତାମସ୍tamas1.96
Tamás in the Bengali language
তমাসtamasa42.86
টমাসtamasa39.29
তামসtamasa10.71
তমাশtamasa3.57
তমসtamasa3.57
Tamás in the Arabic language
تماسtmas-
تاماسtamas-

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