Tambiah Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Tambiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tambiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
England71:7,959,723202,100
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tambiah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tambiah occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tambiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Tambiah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Tambiah are found; 29 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Tambiah is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 7,231,302. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Luzon, where 100 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 18 percent reside.

Tambiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tambiah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Tambiah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thambiah931,338/
Tambia92342/
Thambiath881/
Thambiaah881/
Tambyah8626/
Thambia868/
Tatmbia861/
Tambiad861/
Thambaiyah821/
Thambyah80128/
Tahambia804/
Tambaiya802/
Tambehah802/
Thambiha801/
Tambio77743/
Tombia77240/
Tembia7733/
Tambea779/
Tambya771/
Thambaiya7514/
Tambeau71241/
Teambea7121/
Tambijo719/
Toumbia716/
Tambioy712/
Tambeay711/
Teumbia711/
Tambayya672/
Tambehou671/
Tambayea671/
Thambayya631/
Tombea6273/
Tombio6231/
Tembya6221/
Tambeo625/
Tombya621/
Toumboujia591/
Tombeau57757/
Thembio571/
Tombaiyo535/
Thoumbya531/
Tambeeou531/

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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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  • 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 Tambiah
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