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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 in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

Tamil is the 161,267^th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,698,092 people. Tamil 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. It is also the 35,871^st most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 21,462 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 1,042 people, or 1 in 736,147. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 51 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 7 percent are found and Odisha, where 6 percent are found. Not including India it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 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 Republicans than The US 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.