Tám Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Tám Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tám Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Tam (117,142), Tâm (9) & Tåm (1) are calculated separately.

Tám Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tám is most common in Hungary. It may also be rendered as a variant: Tam, Tâm or Tåm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tám? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Tám reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 49 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 409,012. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Komárom-Esztergom County, where 63 percent are found, Baranya County, where 33 percent are found and Pest County, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Hungary Tám occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 49 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tam89117,142/
Tâm899/
Tåm891/
Thám8680/
Tm801,921/
Thámm751/
Tom67160,832/
Tim6768,580/
Tum6737,595/
Tem678,171/
Tym672,942/
Tüm672,171/
Tmm67187/
Tmu67146/
Tma6799/
Tme6793/
Tjm6788/
Dám6751/
Dtm6748/
Wtm6745/
Htm6730/
Tmi6725/
Tdm6723/
Támová6722/
Tmh6712/
Tmé6710/
Tmy678/
Ttm677/
Twm677/
Tým677/
Tmo676/
Tmw675/
t M675/
Túm671/
Tím671/

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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 Tám
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