Taş Surname
Approximately 160,880 people bear this surname
Taş Surname User-submission:
The surname Taş or Tas means 'stone' in Turkish.
Taş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 160,621 | 1:485 | 47 |
| Northern Cyprus | 218 | 1:1,463 | 144 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Tas (16,668) & Taš (23) are calculated separately.
Taş (24) may also be a first name.
Taş Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Taş or Tas means 'stone' in Turkish.
- zangetsu88Turkish for 'rock'.
- amyfadimeTaş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taş (Arabic: تاسيه, Bengali: তাস, Hindi: तास, Marathi: तस, Oriya: ତାସ, Tibetan: ཏས་) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Tas or Taš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taş? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,480th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 45,298 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Taş are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 24 people.
Taş is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 160,621 people, or 1 in 485. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 6 percent reside and Diyarbakir Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Taş Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taş in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཏས་ | té | - |
| Taş in the Marathi language | ||
| तस | tasa | 63.33 |
| तास | tasa | 36.67 |
| Taş in the Bengali language | ||
| তাস | tasa | 50 |
| তস | tasa | 50 |
| Taş in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାସ | tasa | 39.39 |
| ତସ | tasa | 24.24 |
| ତସ୍ | tas | 18.18 |
| ଟସ | tasa | 15.15 |
| ତାସ୍ | tas | 3.03 |
| Taş in the Hindi language | ||
| तास | tasa | 37.29 |
| तस | tasa | 23.73 |
| तस्नीम | tasnima | 17.8 |
| तस्लीम | taslima | 16.1 |
| टास | tasa | 2.54 |
| तस् | tas | 0.85 |
| Taş in the Arabic language | ||
| تاسيه | tasyh | - |
| طاس | tas | - |
| تاس | tas | - |
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