Tamaiya Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Tamaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India261:29,502,515369,827
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tamaiya (69) may also be a first name.

Tamaiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamaiya (Hindi: तमइया, Marathi: तमैया) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamaiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Tamaiya occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Tamaiya reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 69 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 29,502,515. In India Tamaiya is mostly found in: Chhattisgarh, where 92 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 4 percent reside. Barring India Tamaiya exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamaiyay933/
Tamaiyah931/
Tamayao862,903/
Temaiya86301/
Tamayya8611/
Tamayoa863/
Tamiyao862/
Tamoiya861/
Tamayia861/
Tamya8337/
Tammayya8042/
Tamiyaou808/
Taamayao801/
Temmaiya801/
Thamya77418/
Tamaua7721/
Tamjai7719/
Tamyat777/
Tamjay772/
Tamyah771/
Taymya771/
Tamyas771/
Tamjaa771/
Tamioy771/
Thammayya7518/
Tomayao71440/
Thamjai7146/
Tamuyao7145/
Tameyao7125/
Temayia7110/
Tamayio715/
Tamueay714/
Taumaua714/
Thamaua711/
Taemjai711/
Tamaïga711/
Tamijaa711/
Tamaijo711/
Thamyat711/
Temayao711/
Tammayyapp711/
Tamao671,311/
Tamio671,307/
Tamia67629/
Tamea67365/
Tamyo6781/
Temya6739/
Tomya6737/
Tamja6710/
Tammaaoy674/
Temmeiya671/
Thaemjai671/
Tomaheya671/
Tomiyaha671/
Tamijhay671/
Tammeyya671/
Tamaweoi671/

Tamaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamaiya in the Hindi language
तमइयाtama'iya-
Tamaiya in the Marathi language
तमैयाtamaiya-

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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
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  • 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 Tamaiya
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