Thamus Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Thamus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thamus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Thamus (66) may also be a first name.

Thamus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thamus (Hindi: थामुस, Marathi: थामस) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thamus.

How Common Is The Last Name Thamus? popularity and diffusion

Thamus is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Thamus reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 66 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Thamus is most frequent in: Rivers, where 43 percent live, Benue, where 14 percent live and Borno, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.

Thamus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thamus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thamus last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thamous928/
Theamus924/
Thamaus921/
Tamus91422/
Thomus83770/
Tamous83646/
Tammus8331/
Tamuse8325/
Taimus8318/
Taymus8310/
Themus837/
Tamuzs835/
Tameus834/
Tamush832/
Tatmus831/
Tamaus831/
Teamus831/
Tamuis831/
Tammous77287/
Tammeus7777/
Tamoush7775/
Thomous7723/
Tamusch7716/
Thomeus779/
Thomuse776/
Thomaus773/
Thommus773/
Themeus772/
Taemous771/
Tahmous771/
Tamushe771/
Thaumos771/
Tamauts770/
Tasmuse770/
Tomus731,416/
Tamos73433/
Temus73223/
Tamuz73175/
Tómus733/
Tamuš731/
Tahmoush71230/
Tammoush711/
Tamusova711/
Tamoes67495/
Toymus67129/
Taymuş67119/
Tammuz6751/
Tamuce6734/
Temush6724/
Taymuz6720/
Teemus6720/
Tamuch6715/
Tomaus679/
Taimos679/
Toomus678/
Tamoos677/
Tamosh676/
Taymusova676/
Tamouz675/
Temeus675/
Tomusz674/
Tomous674/
Tómusz673/
Tomuse672/
Tommus671/
Tomush671/
Teamos671/
Tamhos671/
Tamushova671/

Thamus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thamus in the Marathi language
थामसthamasa50
थामुसthamusa50
Thamus in the Hindi language
थामुसthamusa33.33
थामसthamasa33.33
थमुसthamusa33.33

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thamus
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