Tamalu Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tamalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1391:58,6607,509
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Tamalu (170) may also be a first name.

Tamalu Last Name Facts

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

Tamalu (Hindi: तमलू, Marathi: तामलु, Oriya: ତାମାଲୁ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamalu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,064,392nd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Tamalu live; 59 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 701,320th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 170 people.

It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 58,660. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 83 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 11 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 4 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamaliu9251/
Tamalau9219/
Taimalu9212/
Tamaleu9212/
Tammalu9211/
Thamalu9210/
Tamallu923/
Tamalout8611/
Tamalgou8611/
Tamailou862/
Tamalouz861/
Tamelu8342/
Tomalu8310/
Tamolu831/
Tamahlout8086/
Tamaloust8030/
Tamaloult8019/
Tamalouzt801/
Tamolau7723/
Tomalau7722/
Tomalou7710/
Tomaleu776/
Thamaly772/
Tamaloe771/
Thomalu771/
Tamoliu771/
Tamgolu771/
Tomaliu771/
Tamahloult75195/
Tamoulou719/
Tameilau716/
Teamaloe715/
Toumaleu715/
Tommalou711/
Thamollu711/
Toumalgou6744/
Thammollu675/
Taumoelau673/
Tamoulout672/
Temelu672/
Dtoumaleu671/
Thomallou671/
Tomolu671/
Temolu671/

Tamalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamalu in the Marathi language
तामलुtamalu66.67
तमलूtamalu33.33
Tamalu in the Oriya language
ତାମାଲୁtamalu51.06
ତମାଳୁtamalu23.4
ତମାଲୁtamalu14.89
ତମାଳୁାଇଁtamalua'im6.38
ତମାଲୂtamalu2.13
ତମାଲୁାଇଁtamalua'im2.13
Tamalu in the Hindi language
तमलूtamalu33.33
टमालूtamalu33.33
टमलूtamalu33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tamalu
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