Tash Surname

30,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Tash Surname Definition:

Said to be a contraction of At Ash, from residence near a remarkable tree of that kind. So Trill, Teeth, &c.

Tash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11,4371:2,811297
United States1,6421:220,74221,418
Syria8721:22,1341,586
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Iran8271:92,8459,288
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
India2461:3,118,15292,229
England1171:476,22330,919
Russia1161:1,242,44090,032
Canada871:423,51337,101
Uzbekistan821:377,1859,590
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines671:1,681344
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Lebanon291:194,3828,317
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Bulgaria261:268,41913,944
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Israel101:855,76354,181
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
China21:683,660,78330,601
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Macau11:601,6301,582
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3321:151,26114,016

Tash (9,939) may also be a first name.

Tash Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Said to be a contraction of At Ash, from residence near a remarkable tree of that kind. So Trill, Teeth, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Tasche; from the Flemish, Tesch; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tash Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tash (Arabic: طش, Bengali: তৈষ, Hindi: ताश, Marathi: ताश, Oriya: ତାଶ, Russian: Таш) is held by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tash? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,890th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 421,611 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Tash live; 73 percent live in South Asia and 71 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Tash is also the 61,493rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 9,939 people.

The last name is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 11,437 people, or 1 in 2,811. In Afghanistan Tash is most prevalent in: Takhar, where 39 percent live, Kunduz, where 14 percent live and Badakhshan, where 13 percent live. Barring Afghanistan this surname occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Syria, where 5 percent live.

Tash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tash has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Tash last name are 4.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tash earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.56% less than the national average, earning €8,840 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $49,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tasch892,233/
Taish891,201/
Tazsh89596/
Tashe89320/
Tatsh89249/
Thash89199/
Ttash89153/
Taush8968/
Tashh8952/
Taesh8915/
Tahsh8913/
Taash898/
Taysh893/
Tadsh891/
Tgash891/
Tasht891/
Tah8633,333/
Tas8616,668/
Tausch804,443/
Tasche801,356/
Taesch80736/
Tahash80184/
Taisch80170/
Thaish8023/
Thashe8018/
Thashs807/
Taushe805/
Tadshe804/
Tastch804/
Thaash804/
Thashj803/
Tashch803/
Taushd802/
Tashce802/
Taeshh802/
Tashsh802/
Teashe801/
Teasph801/
Tausth801/
Thaush801/
Tatshe801/
Tashht801/
Tayseh801/
Thadsh801/
Tayshe801/
Tatsth800/
Taha75800,411/
Tosh757,981/
Taus756,702/
Tase753,241/
Tahu753,122/
Tazh752,049/
Tays751,816/
Tass751,703/
Tesh751,690/
Tais751,516/
Taah751,238/
Thas751,050/
Teas75950/
Tach75799/
Tahy75703/
Taih75612/
Taas75522/
Tast75514/
Tajh75485/
Thah75442/
Tajs75249/
Tats75143/
Tasz7598/
Tauh7592/
Taph7566/
Tayh7536/
Ttas7534/
Taís7521/
Tads7516/
Tadh7514/
Tahh7512/
Tahj758/
Tahs758/
Ttah756/
Tasd756/
Dtah755/
Tösh754/
Taïs754/
Tasc753/
Taxh753/
Tgah753/
Taxs752/
Htas752/
Tahp752/
Dtas752/
Tasp751/
T'Ah751/
Taës751/
Tasæ751/
Htah751/
Tgas751/
Tahc751/
Tasj751/
Tasx751/
Tashova73570/
Tausche73322/
Tahaish7373/
Tassche7345/
Thaushe7322/
Taitsch7314/
Taisheh738/
Thayshe737/
Tatsche737/
Thashsh736/
Thashjh731/
Thausch731/
Tahashe731/
Thahash731/
Tahaysh731/
Tashche731/
Taytsch731/
Thatshe731/
Tatschh731/
Ta671,030,717/
Tesch6714,833/
Tache6711,284/
Thaha678,042/
Tasse675,125/
Tahay674,003/
Tosch671,838/
Tease671,236/
Tahah671,234/
Tahaa671,169/
Teach67978/
Thaah67786/
Teats67785/
Tauch67685/
Tauss67654/
Tausz67611/
Taich67423/
Tahei67379/
Theas67375/
Thais67373/
Tösch67330/
Tause67313/
Tahai67305/
Taise67294/
Taiss67281/
Tahau67215/
Tayse67207/
Tatse67191/
Teshh67184/
Tahas67172/
Tahey67166/
Thays67154/
Tadse67149/
Taits67144/
Tahaj67139/
Ttass67136/
Thase67134/
Tayts67129/
Taaha67127/
Tauts67111/
Taase67105/
Tatch6795/
Toush6781/
Täsch6781/
Taizs6773/
Toshh6771/
Taheu6765/
Thaus6760/
Taats6755/
Teush6754/
Taach6751/
Tahîș6748/
Toshe6744/
Teass6741/
Taust6739/
Teesh6737/
Teysh6735/
Tahyi6729/
Tahîş6729/
Tajsz6728/
Tahus6726/
Taisz6726/
Taiph6722/
Taschová6720/
Thahu6720/
Thast6716/
Taishova6714/
Taushova6711/
Thosh6711/
Tahse6710/
Tacht6710/
Tasze6710/
Tahij679/
Thass678/
Htaha678/
Teish677/
Toesh677/
Tahch676/
Taych676/
Tadzh676/
Tatts675/
Dttah675/
Tahii675/
Taaas675/
Taahh675/
Thaph674/
Teasc674/
Tauph673/
Thaih673/
Tayshova673/
Thesh673/
Tascı673/
Tathd672/
Ttaha672/
Thajh672/
Tajch672/
Tauhd672/
Thaas672/
Thauh672/
Dtaha672/
Taais672/
Toosh672/
Htesh671/
Ttosh671/
Tuish671/
Thasz671/
Tayhd671/
Tahce671/
Taist671/
Tajph671/
Tashowna671/
Teaht671/
Hdtah671/
Thaïs671/
Taajh671/
Taajs671/
Tahac671/
Tahht671/
Tahyy671/
Tasce671/
Taphh671/
Tayst671/
Dtahe671/
Tayss671/
Thazh671/
Httah671/
Tarzs671/
Tahrz671/
Tahgi671/
Taass671/
Taazh671/
Taaah671/
Taszp671/
Tauzs671/
Toish670/
Totsh670/
Dtase670/
Tadds670/
Tauhy670/
Thasp670/
Teaus670/
Teaph670/
Thahy670/

Tash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tash in the Bengali language
তৈষtaisa-
Tash in the Oriya language
ତାଶtasa-
Tash in the Hindi language
ताशtasa94.78
ताषtasa1.49
तशtasa0.75
टाशtasa0.75
त़ष्णाtasna0.75
तषtasa0.75
Tash in the Marathi language
ताशtasa75
तशtasa12.5
तषtasa12.5
Tash in the Russian language
Ташtas-
Tash in the Arabic language
طشtsh-
عطشtsh-
الطشaltsh-
طصهtsh-
طاشtash-
تشtsh-

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