Tail Surname

144,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Tail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,1331:34,0976,210
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Indonesia3111:425,23935,658
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1261:527,16472,630
India521:14,751,257245,013
Jordan281:315,80111,232
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Pakistan121:14,886,99061,272
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
China71:195,331,65210,124
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Taïl (1) & Taîl (1) are calculated separately.

Tail (1,156) may also be a first name.

Tail Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tail (Arabic: تائل, Bengali: তৈল, Georgian: თაილ, Hindi: टैल, Marathi: तईल, Oriya: େତୖଳ) is found most in Algeria. It may appear in the variant forms: Taïl or Taîl. Click here for other possible spellings of Tail.

How Common Is The Last Name Tail? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,573rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,371,476 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Tail are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 41 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 233,837th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 1,156 people.

This last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,133 people, or 1 in 34,097. In Algeria Tail is mostly concentrated in: Tipasa Province, where 59 percent reside, El Bayadh Province, where 24 percent reside and Blida Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Algeria this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Tail Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tail has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tail surname increased 1,229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tail Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tail surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Tail earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 68.85% less than the national average, earning R 74,028 per year and in United States they earn 38.87% less than the national average, earning $26,379 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taïl921/
Taîl921/
Tasil891,996/
Thail891,053/
Taile891,040/
Taiel89663/
Tatil89308/
Tajil89170/
Tayil89150/
Taitl89106/
Taial8921/
Taiil8916/
Tacil894/
Tailp894/
Taiul893/
Taill892/
Taiyl892/
Taail892/
Tailh891/
Taşil891/
Tal8620,968/
Thajil8033,452/
Thayil80868/
Taille80555/
Thaile80375/
Tassil80178/
Taitel80119/
Taiyol8069/
Tahail8067/
Tautil8033/
Taiale8030/
Tachil8019/
Tausil8016/
Tattil8015/
Tayile8010/
Taihal809/
Tayiel808/
Taiule808/
Tadtil805/
Taisel804/
Taisil803/
Thaial802/
Tascil802/
Tatill802/
Thacil801/
Thaiul801/
Tahjil801/
Taatil801/
Tatilt801/
Taiole801/
Thaisl801/
Taioul801/
Tawiel801/
Tajiel801/
Thaiel801/
Tajsil801/
Taysil800/
Taitil800/
Thaill800/
Tall75156,427/
Tale7530,058/
Teal7514,331/
Tile759,244/
Taal758,684/
Thal753,741/
Taul752,625/
Teil751,495/
Tiel751,397/
Tael751,181/
Tuil751,179/
Talp75808/
Talt75763/
Tayl75355/
Talh75340/
Titl75204/
Ttal75166/
Tajl75151/
Tijl75139/
Tahl75111/
Toil7581/
Tilh7572/
Taál7545/
Tasl7523/
Htal757/
Tatl755/
Tald755/
Tgal752/
Talı751/
Talì751/
Dtal751/
Tailova731,633/
Thaille7330/
Tassill7321/
Taschil7312/
Tahajil735/
Thaileh734/
Thayiel733/
Taihoul733/
Thayill731/
Thaitil731/
Tauhsil731/
Thayile731/
Thaislp731/
Thaiele731/
Thasilp731/
Tachill730/
Talle6714,688/
Tayel6713,940/
Tayal6713,060/
Theil676,889/
Tatel674,652/
Teale674,613/
Taule673,015/
Tille672,869/
Tahal672,792/
Tajul672,596/
Tejal671,543/
Tojal671,151/
Tiyal671,053/
Teall671,039/
Thall67870/
Thaal67857/
Tağıl67810/
Taale67654/
Tajal67611/
Titel67567/
Tojil67481/
Tiell67427/
Tittl67397/
Tisel67394/
Tawel67354/
Theal67330/
Thile67283/
Tujal67270/
Tayol67257/
Tagli67244/
Tuijl67225/
Tağal67190/
Titil67155/
Tasel67150/
Tilhe67137/
Tesil67114/
Tahıl67114/
Tijol67113/
Tahul6796/
Teisl6795/
Tajel6778/
Thilh6772/
Talhe6769/
Tayle6761/
Toile6760/
Tasle6757/
Teijl6756/
Htoil6752/
Thoil6749/
Teahl6744/
Teilh6744/
Tetil6742/
Tuisl6741/
Tiyel6737/
Tuiel6736/
Taull6735/
Tajol6735/
Teyil6735/
Tacel6734/
Thaul6733/
Toyal6733/
Tajtl6728/
Taçel6727/
Teile6726/
Teill6724/
Tägil6724/
Dtiel6723/
Tehal6721/
Tisle6721/
Tuial6721/
Tuile6720/
Tisil6713/
Tecil6712/
Ticel6712/
Tallh6711/
Thaisilp6710/
Tauyl679/
Tahyl679/
Teyal678/
Tijal676/
Taldt676/
Tijil676/
Talll675/
T'Eil675/
Tachchil675/
Thuil675/
Tauel675/
Thalh675/
Tuitl675/
Taaal675/
Tahasild674/
Tgall674/
Htile674/
Tujil674/
Tihle674/
Tiyol674/
Tealp674/
Dtile673/
Taall673/
Teitl673/
Tejil673/
Toyil673/
Tijel673/
Tault672/
Tallt672/
Teald672/
Thahl672/
Thayl671/
Htiel671/
Tyiel671/
Toill671/
Ttaal671/
Ttale671/
Ttall671/
Ttiel671/
Taell671/
Taulp671/
Teiol671/
Tatıl671/
Tgill671/
Taihoule671/
Tajlh671/
Toisl671/
Tausl671/
Taschill671/
Tashchil671/
D'Tal671/
Ticyl671/
Thaislle671/
Thaielle671/
Tayul671/
Talhl671/
Talht671/
Htgal671/
Tuill670/
Teeal670/
Teild670/
Teihl670/
Tahhl670/
Tielh670/

Tail Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tail in the Georgian language
თაილtail-
Tail in the Bengali language
তৈলtaila-
Tail in the Hindi language
टैलtaila80
तैलtaila13.33
ताईलta'ila6.67
Tail in the Oriya language
େତୖଳetala54.43
ତଇଳta'ila15.74
େତୖଲetala15.74
ତଇଲta'ila9.84
Tail in the Marathi language
तईलta'ila40.54
टाईलta'ila29.73
ताईलta'ila27.03
तैलtaila2.7
Tail in the Arabic language
تائلtayl-
طائلtayl-

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