Tamil Surname

161,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Tamil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,0421:736,14733,705
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Pakistan1921:930,43712,496
Indonesia1631:811,34561,613
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
France1171:567,71676,560
Malaysia1031:286,35215,788
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Afghanistan361:893,1448,921
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
England91:6,190,895170,599
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Tamil (21,462) may also be a first name.

Tamil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tamil (Arabic: تميل, Bengali: তামিলজয়, Georgian: თამილ, Hindi: तामिल, Marathi: तामील, Oriya: ତାମିଲ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamil? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tamil is the 161,267th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,698,092 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tamil are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tamil is also the 35,871st most numerous first name worldwide, held by 21,462 people.

The surname Tamil is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 1,042 people, or 1 in 736,147. In India Tamil is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 51 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found and Odisha, where 6 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 19 percent are found and Pakistan, where 7 percent are found.

Tamil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tamil has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tamil surname increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tamil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tamil last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Tamil earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taamil91121/
Taimil91119/
Thamil9185/
Tamgil9162/
Tahmil9135/
Tamiel9131/
Tajmil9114/
Tasmil918/
Taumil912/
Tammil911/
Taml895/
Tahamil83115/
Taimill831/
Thaimil831/
Tammill830/
Tamel80472/
Temil80114/
Tomil8088/
Tajml8020/
Tamilova77205/
Thamiell771/
Teammill770/
Thamel732,667/
Tamleh731,499/
Toimil73602/
Tammel73248/
Tamael73212/
Tuimil73135/
Tameel7380/
Tajmel7375/
Tamyol7374/
Toymil7369/
Tamuel7320/
Taimel7312/
Teimil735/
Tahmel733/
Teemil733/
Tamell732/
Tajmml731/
Themil731/
Tamlet731/
Tammlh731/
Toïmil731/
Tgamel731/
Toumil731/
Thomil730/
Tomiel730/
Teml67214/
Tamleht6753/
Toml6713/
Thommil6710/
Tammell678/
Tahumel675/
Teemill674/
Tajmeel672/
Tasmeel672/
Tajjmel671/
Toumiel671/
Thamyll671/
Toumilt671/
Tajmuul671/
Thamuel671/
Thaemel671/
Taameel671/
Tahamel671/
Thomill670/
Thammel670/
Tamlett670/

Tamil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamil in the Georgian language
თამილtamil-
Tamil in the Oriya language
ତାମିଲtamila64.29
ତାମିଳtamila16.07
ତମିଲtamila7.14
ତମିଳtamila5.36
ଟାମିଲtamila1.79
ଟମିଲ୍tamil1.79
ତମୀଳtamila1.79
ଟମିଲtamila1.79
Tamil in the Hindi language
तामिलtamila51.2
तामीलtamila21.08
तमिलtamila13.25
तमीलtamila11.45
टमिलtamila1.2
टामिलtamila0.6
तमिलाtamila0.6
Tamil in the Bengali language
তামিলজয়tamilajaya50
তামিলtamila50
Tamil in the Marathi language
तामीलtamila34.69
तमीलtamila32.65
तामीळtamila11.56
तािमलtaimala8.16
तािमळtaimala4.76
तमीळtamila2.04
वामीvami1.36
टमीलtamila0.68
कमीलkamila0.68
Tamil in the Arabic language
تميلtmyl-

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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 Tamil
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