Family name たま (Tama 
, たま) , across the world, is a common last name. The last name たま is habitual in Indonesia, where it is quite a common surname, Cameroon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Malaysia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Indonesia, India, and Cameroon. Likewise, たま is the forename as well as the last name.