Tamel Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Tamel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1541:4,980,944125,013
Turkey741:1,051,64146,826
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Northern Cyprus511:6,2551,368
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Iran431:1,785,64066,464
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Tamel (590) may also be a first name.

Tamel Last Name Facts

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

Tamel (Hindi: तामेल, Oriya: ତାେମଲ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 642,991st most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Tamel reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 344,405th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 590 people.

Tamel is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 4,980,944. In India it is most numerous in: Odisha, where 99 percent are found, Bihar, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 16 percent are found and Iraq, where 12 percent are found.

Tamel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tamel last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tamel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thamel912,667/
Tammel91248/
Tamael91212/
Tameel9180/
Tajmel9175/
Tamiel9131/
Tamuel9120/
Taimel9112/
Tahmel913/
Tamell912/
Tgamel911/
Taml895/
Tammell838/
Tahumel835/
Tajmeel832/
Tasmeel832/
Tahamel831/
Taameel831/
Thaemel831/
Thamuel831/
Tajjmel831/
Thammel830/
Temel8060,139/
Tamil802,701/
Tomel80169/
Tömel8050/
Tajml8020/
Tamelová7719/
Tamelova772/
Thammell771/
Thahmeel771/
Thamiell771/
Taamellh771/
Tamleh731,499/
Temmel731,268/
Themel73470/
Temael73263/
Teimel73216/
Toomel73142/
Taamil73121/
Taimil73119/
Thamil7385/
Tamyol7374/
Tommel7365/
Tájmel7362/
Tamgil7362/
Thomel7359/
Tomell7351/
Thömel7346/
Tahmil7335/
Tomael7328/
Tajmil7314/
Tömmel7310/
Tasmil738/
Toumel734/
Temell732/
Taumil732/
Teumel732/
Tammlh731/
Tajmml731/
Tomuel731/
Tammil731/
Tamlet731/
Thämel731/
Tomiel730/
Taymelova716/
Teml67214/
Tahamil67115/
Tommell6760/
Tamleht6753/
Theimel6739/
Thommel6727/
Thämelt6717/
Toml6713/
Themmel674/
Thoemel674/
Thaimil671/
Thamyll671/
Taimill671/
Themeel671/
Tajmuul671/
Tehmeel671/
Toumiel671/
Thomell670/
Tamlett670/
Tammill670/

Tamel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamel in the Oriya language
ତାେମଲtaemala93.33
ତାେମଲ୍taemal3.33
କମଲାkamala0.56
ତାମାଲାtamala0.56
Tamel in the Hindi language
तामेलtamela50
टमेलtamela50

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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 Tamel
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