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

Tamil (Arabic: تميل, Bengali: তামিলজয়, Georgian: თამილ, Hindi: तामिल, Marathi: तामील, Oriya: ତାମିଲ) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamil? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 161,267^th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,698,092 people. The last name Tamil occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Tamil live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 35,871^st most numerous first name world-wide, held by 21,462 people.

Tamil is most common in India, where it is held by 1,042 people, or 1 in 736,147. In India Tamil is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 51 percent live, Maharashtra, where 7 percent live and Odisha, where 6 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 19 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.

Tamil Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Tamil has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tamil Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Tamil surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for 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.