Tamale Surname

29,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tamale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda16,7241:2,334373
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Iran2181:352,21323,514
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Nigeria1301:1,362,63753,337
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
England721:773,86242,299
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
India271:28,409,829361,298
Benin221:469,80032,108
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Tonga41:26,828461
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Tamale (406) may also be a first name.

Tamale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamale (Marathi: तामळे) occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tamale.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 29,292nd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 397,879 people. Tamale occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tamale are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tamale is also the 427,982nd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 406 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 16,724 people, or 1 in 2,334. In Uganda Tamale is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 23 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Mukono District, where 5 percent live. Other than Uganda this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent live and Iran, where 1 percent live.

Tamale Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tamale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.46% more than the national average, earning R 357,552 per year; in United States they earn 9.45% less than the national average, earning $39,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $53,814 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamalet92464/
Thamale92151/
Teamale92123/
Tamalea9276/
Tammale9250/
Taamale9249/
Tamaale9221/
Ttamale9212/
Tamaleu9212/
Tamgale927/
Tamalee926/
Tamhale926/
Tamalle926/
Tamales922/
Tamaile921/
Tasmale921/
Taimale921/
Tamaleh921/
Tamal9111,057/
Thamalet8623/
Taimalie8617/
Tasmalee867/
Thamalee865/
Tamalleh865/
Tammalee862/
Taimaile861/
Tamalest861/
Ttaamale861/
Tamele8380,724/
Tamala837,565/
Taimal833,466/
Tamali833,004/
Tomale831,128/
Tammal83761/
Tamalt83458/
Tajmal83333/
Thamal83136/
Tamole83108/
Tamile8387/
Tahmal8333/
Tamalh8330/
Taamal8327/
Temale8326/
Tasmal8324/
Tamail8312/
Taymal838/
Tamaly837/
Tamayl835/
Ttamal834/
Tamaal832/
Tamgal832/
Tamall831/
Taumal831/
Tameal831/
Tamaul831/
Thammalee803/
Taymayele801/
Thatmalee801/
Tammali772,137/
Tammala771,188/
Tamaliy771,053/
Tamalia77850/
Tamaila77820/
Tomales77708/
Ttammal77656/
Tamalla77653/
Tamauli77267/
Tamalay77221/
Thomale77211/
Thamali77210/
Tasmali77143/
Tasmaly77117/
Tamalio7795/
Tamaali7790/
Taimmal7760/
Taamala7756/
Thahmal7753/
Thamele7752/
Tamasel7745/
Taamole7743/
Tamgole7738/
Tamalis7734/
Tamalai7734/
Tamaily7728/
Tamalli7722/
Tamaili7721/
Tamasil7720/
Temmale7720/
Taumala7719/
Tomaleh7712/
Tamalii7712/
Taemali7712/
Tomalei7711/
Taimole7710/
Tajmmal7710/
Taamali7710/
Tamaëla7710/
Tammaly779/
Tamaula779/
Tahamal779/
Toumale779/
Tamoule779/
Tamayly777/
Thammal777/
Tahmali777/
Tomaleu776/
Tamauly775/
Tamiley775/
Tamhali774/
Tamaeli774/
Tamally774/
Tomayle774/
Tajjmal774/
Tajmali774/
Tomaile774/
Taimala773/
Tamgali773/
Themale772/
Tameleh772/
Thamaly772/
Tomalhe772/
Tomalie772/
Tamayla772/
Thamail772/
Thamile772/
Thaumal771/
Thaimal771/
Thajmal771/
Temalle771/
Tamaala771/
Tamalit771/
Tamaloi771/
Tammole771/
Thamole771/
Taammal771/
Tamelea771/
Tamelee771/
Tameley771/
Tamaïla771/
Tomaale771/
Tomalle771/
Ttamele771/
Tammall771/
Thaamal771/
Tajmala771/
Taimaly771/
Tasmalı770/
Thatmal770/
Tomal7314,522/
Tamol73400/
Tamól736/
Tajmahal71873/
Thammali71548/
Tamailay71466/
Tammaali71374/
Tammalla71367/
Ttamaila71326/
Tasmalis7184/
Tamalova7164/
Tammalli7127/
Tamiyali7126/
Tamaaila7123/
Tomalieh7119/
Thamaliy7117/
Tomallei7115/
Thamalli7115/
Taamalli719/
Tamaalii719/
Tammaula718/
Tamiyala718/
Taamalla715/
Tamawela715/
Tammaala714/
Thamaali714/
Thamalis714/
Tamaylla714/
Tommalee714/
Tahmmali713/
Thameele713/
Ttamalla713/
Tammeala712/
Tahammal712/
Teammala712/
Totmalle711/
Tomeales711/
Thamoley711/
Thammall711/
Thammaly711/
Thomaler711/
Taamaala711/
Taamgole711/
Tamaalla711/
Tamajala711/
Tamallio711/
Tamaulla711/
Tammolei711/
Tamyelle711/
Taaimala711/
Taaimali711/
Tamaalit711/
Tamahali711/
Tamalayt711/
Tamallay711/
Tamouley711/
Tamoyala711/
Tamaseel711/
Tamasiel711/
Tamassil711/
Tomaylle711/
Toumalle711/
Thomalle711/
Ttaimala711/
Geethamalee711/
Toomalee711/
Thammatl711/
Thamalai711/
Thahmaal711/
Tajmmail711/
Tomala6732,734/
Tamoli674,709/
Tameli671,493/
Tamola67578/
Temele67395/
Tamool67393/
Tomele67340/
Tomali67292/
Temali67236/
Tamgol6798/
Thomal6787/
Thatmalai6782/
Tomile6761/
Temole6737/
Tommalieh6728/
Tomole6725/
Thammalai6720/
Tamailaya6717/
Thommalee6715/
Tomalá6710/
Tomail679/
Thaaameal679/
Thammaila678/
Temalj678/
Thamol677/
Tomaselle676/
Thammasil676/
Tajmol674/
Tommal674/
Thamahali674/
Tamaselli673/
Tomasl673/
Taimol673/
Tamoil672/
Tomaul672/
Toumal672/
Tamoly672/
Geetamali671/
Tomall671/
Tomasille671/
Teamol671/
Thammaala671/
Thammaaly671/
Thammahla671/
Thammalli671/
Taggimali671/
Tamacelli671/
Taamol671/
Taimalaya671/
Tamatelly671/
Tamała671/
Tomaly671/
Toomal671/
Dtoumaleu671/
Toimal671/
Tomacelle671/
Thammathl671/
Thaimalai671/
Thaimhail671/
Tamaiolli671/
Tamotl671/

Tamale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamale in the Marathi language
तामळेtamale17.39
टमालेtamale17.39
तमालेtamale13.04
तमाळेtamale8.7
तामलेtamale8.7
ठमालेthamale8.7
तलमलेानेtalamaleane8.7
टमाळेtamale8.7
तरमळेtaramale8.7

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