Tambayah Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tambayah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambayah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Tambayah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tambayah is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambayah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Tambayah occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Tambayah live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Tambayah is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Tambayah is most common in: Greater London, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thambayah9413/
Tambayaha941/
Tambaya934,316/
Tambiyah889/
Tambaiah888/
Tambayau881/
Tambay861,412/
Tambaa8644/
Thambaiah82315/
Thambyiah8212/
Thambiyah825/
Tambhaiah821/
Tambaye801,847/
Tambayi80147/
Tambayo80122/
Tambiya8069/
Tambuya8047/
Tambeya8039/
Tembaya8030/
Tamboya8011/
Tambaiy809/
Tambayu808/
Tambaja807/
Tambaia807/
Tombaya805/
Tambyya802/
Thambay801/
Tambaay801/
Tambahy801/
Toumbaya751,847/
Tambuyat75466/
Thambayi7516/
Tambhiya753/
Tambehah752/
Tamboyat751/
Tambiyad751/
Tambaiha751/
Tomboyah751/
Tambai712,506/
Tambey71487/
Tamboa71267/
Tamboy71235/
Tembay7190/
Tombay7157/
Tambau7155/
Tambye7149/
Tambae7123/
Tambea719/
Tambaj716/
Tambuy712/
Tambioyeh711/
Tambaí711/
Tahambaye711/
Ttoumbaya711/
Tembeya67996/
Tembaye67497/
Tamboğa67385/
Tambeye67214/
Tambiyi67183/
Tambiyo67106/
Tomboya6793/
Tamboia6771/
Tambuğa6766/
Thambai6750/
Tombeya6725/
Teambea6721/
Tambaud6715/
Tambeyi6713/
Tambawe6710/
Tambaji678/
Tambajo678/
Tembayi677/
Thambau674/
Toumbay674/
Tambhai673/
Tambouh673/
Tambaio672/
Tamboyo672/
Tombaye672/
Tambioy672/
Tambuyi671/
Teambai671/
Thambey671/
Tambiia671/
Tambuha671/
Tambaii671/
Tambaje671/
Tanbayi671/
Toumbaa671/
Tammbey671/
Tambiye671/
Tamboye671/
Tambeua671/
Tambaiu671/

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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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  • 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 Tambayah
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