Tamang is used as a family name or surname in Nepal. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tamang
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Nepal
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Tamang

How popular is Tamang?

Tamang is common in Nepal.

Tamang is ranked 1142 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Tamangs grew by 763.2813 per cent to 1105 since 2000 and ranked 23100 after elevating 101009 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 91.49 78.91
Others 4.89 10.16
White 2.26 7.03
Black 0.72 3.91
Tamang is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Nepal is ahead in terms of density. Around 464744 people have been found who wears Tamang as their family name. Tamang is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,318 China8
1,632 South Korea5
46,707 New Zealand5
929 Northern Mariana Islands5
3,608 Maldives4
2,871 Iraq4
5,909 Bangladesh3
883 Macau2
40,256 Mexico2
1,151 Brunei2
12,161 Wales2
19,046 Ireland2
31,584 Peru1
6,820 Angola1
107,212 South Africa1
37,493 Austria1
174,544 Czech Republic1
38,830 Morocco1
53,033 Nigeria1
2,196 Liberia1
28,365 Kenya1
36,814 Romania1
29,595 Iran1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
492,292 Ukraine1
10,683 Cyprus1
573 Vanuatu1
3,952 Yemen1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
836 Iceland48
302 Seychelles47
20,906 Israel47
8,316 Portugal46
9,780 Scotland46
49,869 Spain38
313,372 Russia23
62,494 Netherlands22
52,530 Belgium22
23,914 Denmark20
7,162 Thailand15
5,493 Japan11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,560 Finland97
15,572 Switzerland72
2,992 Puerto Rico68
46,183 Canada68
78,184 Italy67
133,875 France61
12,538 Norway59
Countries with hundreds of Tamang:
7,158 England963
204 Qatar817
47,221 United States570
814 Kuwait453
25,888 Germany403
20,596 Poland286
911 Hong Kong285
760 Bahrain208
13,930 Australia195
3,016 Oman155
66,480 Indonesia130
3,201 Singapore106
Countries with thousands of Tamang:
526 Afghanistan6,011
22 Bhutan5,876
1,427 Saudi Arabia2,501
1,483 Malaysia1,973
534 United Arab Emirates1,819
10,039 Philippines1,482
Countries with hundred thousands of Tamang:
308 India224,163
28 Nepal215,411
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Tamang Namesakes

    Prashant Tamang, Nepali actor and singer. He was the winner of the Indian Idol Season 3 musical event in 2007
  • Madan Tamang, Indian Politician
  • Astha Tamang-Maskey, Musical Artist
  • Madan Tamang, Indian Politician
  • Prashant Tamang, Singer
  • Raju Tamang, Soccer player
  • Bhola Tamang, Film actor
  • Prashant Tamang, Singer
  • Raju Tamang, Soccer player
  • Sangita Tamang, Actress
  • Madan Tamang, Indian Politician

Tamang Namesakes

    Prashant Tamang, Nepali actor and singer. He was the winner of the Indian Idol Season 3 musical event in 2007
  • Madan Tamang, Indian Politician
  • Astha Tamang-Maskey, Musical Artist
  • Madan Tamang, Indian Politician
  • Prashant Tamang, Singer
  • Raju Tamang, Soccer player
  • Bhola Tamang, Film actor
  • Prashant Tamang, Singer
  • Raju Tamang, Soccer player
  • Sangita Tamang, Actress
  • Madan Tamang, Indian Politician

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