Tamalai Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Tamalai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Tamalai (24) may also be a first name.
Tamalai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamalai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tamalai (Bengali: তমালৈ, Oriya: ତମଲଇ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Tamalai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamalai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,373,373rd most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Tamalai live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tamalai is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 24 people.
The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 95 percent reside and Enga, where 5 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside and Thailand, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tamalai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamalai in the Bengali language | ||
| তমালৈ | tamalai | - |
| Tamalai in the Oriya language | ||
| ତମଲଇ | tamala'i | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tamalai
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