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
Average Tasman Salary in
United States
$61,074 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 most common in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Taşman. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tasman? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 146,153rd most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,401,168 people. The surname Tasman occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Tasman reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 78 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 68,358th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 8,495 people.
The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,329 people, or 1 in 56,784. In Indonesia Tasman is mostly found in: West Java, where 31 percent live, Jakarta, where 12 percent live and West Sumatra, where 11 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Tasman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tasman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tasman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tasman last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with 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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Footnotes
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