The Tamas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 571 people carried this name — #38,691 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is up 9% from 526 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
120 people named Tamas live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
116 people named Tamas have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 176 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 61 people named Tamas.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
67 people named Tamas is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Tamas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bernard Ivan Tamas 1965– · political scientist
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Christopher Tamas 1981– · coach
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Diana Tamas 1998– · basketball player
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Bianka Tamas 1999– · cross-country skier
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Tamas.
- Tallent 5,191 · U.S. census
- Talleur 125 · U.S. census
- Tallon 1,344 · U.S. census
- Talmon 185 · U.S. census
- Talon 405 · U.S. census
- Tama 237 · U.S. census
- Tamayo 16,474 · U.S. census
- Tamba 382 · U.S. census
- Tamborini 137 · U.S. census
- Tamburini 130 · U.S. census
- Tami 186 · U.S. census
- Tampon 102 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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