Tasman Surname
Approximately 3,035 people bear this surname
Tasman Surname Definition:
Old Dutch, tas, a purse or pouch, and man. The great navigator of the Southern Ocean so called, gave his name to Tasmania.
Tasman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,329 | 1:56,784 | 6,285 |
| United States | 240 | 1:1,510,246 | 102,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Kazakhstan | 36 | 1:491,180 | 36,296 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Taşman (476) are calculated separately.
Tasman (8,495) may also be a first name.
Tasman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Old Dutch, tas, a purse or pouch, and man. The great navigator of the Southern Ocean so called, gave his name to Tasmania.
Tasman Demographics
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Tasman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tasman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tasman (Hindi: तस्मन, Marathi: मान, Russian: Тасман) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Taşman. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tasman? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tasman is the 146,153rd most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,401,168 people. Tasman is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Tasman reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tasman is also the 68,358th most frequent first name in the world, held by 8,495 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 2,329 people, or 1 in 56,784. In Indonesia Tasman is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 31 percent are found, Jakarta, where 12 percent are found and West Sumatra, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it is found in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.
Tasman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tasman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tasman last name grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tasman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Tasman are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tasman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 54.71% more than the national average, earning R 367,644 per year; in United States they earn 41.54% more than the national average, earning $61,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $56,374 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tasman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tasman in the Marathi language | ||
| मान | mana | - |
| Tasman in the Hindi language | ||
| तस्मन | tasmana | 25 |
| तसमान | tasamana | 25 |
| तासमन | tasamana | 25 |
| तस्मान | tasmana | 25 |
| Tasman in the Russian language | ||
| Тасман | tasman | - |
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