Tanm Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Suriname

Tanm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Suriname11:552,6169,664
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tanm (28) may also be a first name.

Tanm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanm (Hindi: टांम, Marathi: तन्म) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Tanm are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 28 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Tanm is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Other than India Tanm is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Tanm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tanm has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanme8981/
Tanmh893/
Tanmm891/
Thanm891/
Thanme807/
Teanem801/
Tasinm801/
Tainem801/
Tamm7511,857/
Tonm755/
Tanehem7345/
Tangeem733/
Thainem731/
Tamme673,269/
Tounm67145/
Tonme67102/
Tammm671/
Taumm671/
Toinem6014/
Ton'me601/
Totinme5518/
Ththamm551/
Tomm502,417/
Tossinme5017/
Tottenmh502/

Tanm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanm in the Hindi language
टांमtamma-
Tanm in the Marathi language
तन्मtanma-

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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 Tanm
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