Tomáz Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Tomáz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Cape Verde | 16 | 1:33,103 | 1,244 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Tomaz (88,862), Tomâz (1), Tomaž (146) & Tõmaz (1) are calculated separately.
Tomáz (49) may also be a first name.
Tomáz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tomáz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tomáz has its highest incidence in Portugal. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Tomaz, Tomâz, Tomaž or Tõmaz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tomáz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Tomáz reside; 43 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 49 people.
The surname Tomáz is most frequently used in Portugal, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Apart from Portugal it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 34 percent live and Cape Verde, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomaz | 93 | 88,862 | / |
| Tomâz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tomaž | 87 | 146 | / |
| Tõmaz | 87 | 1 | / |
| Thomász | 83 | 31 | / |
| Tomás | 80 | 56,896 | / |
| Tomáš | 80 | 2,041 | / |
| Tomoz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thomaz | 73 | 28,560 | / |
| Tomasz | 73 | 1,020 | / |
| Tohmaz | 73 | 298 | / |
| Toymaz | 73 | 114 | / |
| Tomosz | 73 | 105 | / |
| Tomaiz | 73 | 86 | / |
| Tommaz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tomazh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Toomaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ttomaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tuomaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tomnaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tomeyz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tomojz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tomhaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thomasz | 67 | 612 | / |
| Thomatz | 67 | 164 | / |
| Tomásch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thoumaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thomazz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thomaaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thomaiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thommaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tomgosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tthomaz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Tomáz
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