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 last name Thamus (Hindi: थामुस, Marathi: थामस) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thamus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thamus is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Thamus live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 66 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Thamus is most common in: Rivers, where 43 percent are found, Benue, where 14 percent are found and Borno, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent are found and Pakistan, where 8 percent are found.

Thamus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thamus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Thamus surname decreased 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
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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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