Taos Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Taos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Iran831:925,09143,938
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
Finland101:549,67032,186
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Taos (360) may also be a first name.

Taos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taos (Arabic: طعوس) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 968,490th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name Taos is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Taos are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 458,892nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 360 people.

The surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 903,913. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Davao Region, where 91 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 4 percent are found and Northern Mindanao, where 2 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 31 percent are found and Lebanon, where 10 percent are found.

Taos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Taos has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 65 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Taos earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.94% less than the national average, earning $18,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taous892,150/
Tajos891,146/
Tahos89189/
Taose8972/
Tayos8967/
Taoos8917/
Taios892/
Thaos891/
Taoes891/
Taoss891/
Htaos891/
Taots890/
Tao863,025,900/
Taouss801,379/
Taoose80283/
Tahous80251/
Taosse8064/
Tagios8054/
Tayhos8021/
Tahaos8017/
Taoshe805/
Thayos805/
Tahosh803/
Taouse802/
Taoush802/
Taoosh802/
Taoist801/
Teaots801/
Tauoes801/
Taoiss801/
Thaaos801/
Thao75117,490/
Taho755,860/
Taoi751,378/
Taou751,182/
Taoy751,001/
Taoc75634/
Teao75374/
Taoh75292/
Toas75184/
Taop7596/
Taoa7585/
Tauo7572/
Taot7549/
Taoz7547/
Taïo7539/
Taod7538/
Ta'o7510/
Taoo759/
Taús756/
Toós752/
Taîo752/
Htao751/
Ttao751/
Taoj751/
Tahoush73637/
Taousse73599/
Taeoush7316/
Thahoos732/
Thauose731/
Tahoshe731/
Tahoosh731/
Tahouse731/
Tahou677,311/
Toyos672,676/
Taoud671,455/
Tauho67731/
Tagio67693/
Taiyo67401/
Tauoa67336/
Toase67280/
Tahop67250/
Tahoy67196/
Tahao67130/
Tojos67104/
Tahot6732/
Thoas6725/
Tohus6724/
Tahoc6720/
Tayyo6719/
Thaho6716/
Tajjo6715/
Tuias6713/
Taout6712/
Toash6711/
Htaou6710/
Taijo679/
Taouz679/
Taaho678/
Taeas678/
Touas677/
Taayo677/
Tayio677/
Tau'o677/
Tahoi676/
Tahoh676/
Tauas676/
Tajio675/
Toats674/
Taoid674/
Taooe674/
Taood674/
Teaot673/
Taoch673/
Thaou673/
Thaod673/
Toaas672/
Tohas672/
Taohu672/
Tahuo672/
Taoot672/
Taoth672/
Toast671/
Tajho671/
Toius671/
Toaus671/
Toazs671/
Thaoo671/
Taoic671/
Tauoh671/
Taaus671/
Taaoa671/
Thaop671/
Ta'go671/
Ta'oa671/
Tajyo671/
Toasz671/
Tojus671/
Teaou671/
Tauop671/
Taoiz671/
Taooa671/
Taîuo671/
Toasd671/
Tayjo671/
Toass670/

Taos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taos in the Arabic language
طعوسtws-
تعوصtws-
تعوسtws-
تاوسtaws-

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