Tomáz Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Tomáz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tomáz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Cape Verde161:33,1031,244
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

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 occurs more in Portugal more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Tomaz, Tomâz, Tomaž or Tõmaz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tomáz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tomáz is the 1,980,395th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.

The last name Tomáz is most commonly occurring in Portugal, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 274,164. Not including Portugal this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 34 percent reside and Cape Verde, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tomaz9388,862/
Tomâz931/
Tomaž87146/
Tõmaz871/
Thomász8331/
Tomás8056,896/
Tomáš802,041/
Tomoz805/
Thomaz7328,560/
Tomasz731,020/
Tohmaz73298/
Toymaz73114/
Tomosz73105/
Tomaiz7386/
Tommaz735/
Tomazh732/
Toomaz732/
Ttomaz731/
Tuomaz731/
Tomnaz731/
Tomeyz731/
Tomojz731/
Tomhaz731/
Thomasz67612/
Thomatz67164/
Tomásch675/
Thoumaz673/
Thomazz672/
Thomaaz672/
Thomaiz672/
Thommaz672/
Tomgosz671/
Tthomaz671/

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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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