Tomàs Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Tomàs Surname User-submission:

The Tomàs surname means 'the son of Tomàs'.

Tomàs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1531:305,56918,303
Andorra81:10,4801,434
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Tomas (233,433), Tomás (56,896), Tomãs (1), Tómas (2,369), Tomaš (2,132), Tomáš (2,041), Tomaś (335) & Tomaş (1) are calculated separately.

Tomàs (209) may also be a first name.

Tomàs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tomàs surname means 'the son of Tomàs'.

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Tomàs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tomàs is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Tomas, Tomás, Tomãs, Tómas, Tomaš, Tomáš, Tomaś or Tomaş. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomàs? popularity and diffusion

Tomàs is the 1,281,391st most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name Tomàs is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Tomàs reside; 93 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 625,736th most widespread forename on earth, held by 209 people.

This surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 305,569. In Spain Tomàs is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 86 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 7 percent are found and Balearic Islands, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Spain this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Andorra, where 4 percent are found and Portugal, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tomas93233,433/
Tomás9356,896/
Tomãs931/
Thomàs912/
Tómas872,369/
Tomaš872,132/
Tomáš872,041/
Tomaś87335/
Tomaş871/
Tomos801,699/
Tamàs801/
Tumàs801/
Thomas732,243,872/
Thomos736,678/
Tomase732,704/
Tomose732,472/
Tomash732,081/
Tomasz731,020/
Tomais73742/
Tuomas73231/
Tomass73190/
Tommas73119/
Toomas73109/
Tomosz73105/
Toumas7389/
Tommos7340/
Tohmas7339/
Tomast7328/
Tomeys7322/
Tomaus739/
Tomhas736/
Ttomas735/
Tomasc734/
Tomous734/
Tomahs733/
Tomosh733/
Tgomas733/
Tomaas733/
Tomeas732/
Tomeis732/
Htomas731/
Tomats731/
Toimas731/
Toma's731/
Tomaĭs731/
Tomasp731/
Tomays731/
Thomasz67612/
Thomass67564/
Tomasch67460/
Thomase67186/
Thommas67171/
Thoumas6766/
Toomast6766/
Tomasse6755/
Thomais6747/
Thomash6745/
Thomaas6739/
Thomose6736/
Tthomas6734/
Thomász6731/
Thomeas6726/
Thomous6723/
Thomasc6717/
Thoomas6712/
Dthomas6711/
Thoimas6711/
Thomeus679/
Tomahas679/
Thhomas677/
Tomásch675/
Thomasj674/
D'tomas674/
Toumass674/
Thotmas673/
Tomashe673/
Thuomas673/
Thomaus673/
Tommast673/
Thoumos672/
Toommas672/
Tomgosz671/
Toemash671/
Tomoush671/
Thojmas671/
Tommase671/
Thomays671/
Hthomas670/
Thomahs670/

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