Tamilan Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Tamilan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 125 | 1:6,136,523 | 142,720 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tamilan (590) may also be a first name.
Tamilan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamilan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tamilan (Hindi: तमीलन, Marathi: तािमलन) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamilan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,121,821st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Tamilan are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Tamilan is also the 344,405th most widespread first name globally It is held by 590 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 6,136,523. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 80 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 1 percent reside. Barring India it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamilang | 93 | 3 | / |
| Thamilan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tamilian | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tasmilan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tamuilan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tamilann | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tamilyan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tamailang | 88 | 129 | / |
| Tamilaine | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thamilian | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tamielian | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tamelan | 86 | 851 | / |
| Tomilan | 86 | 64 | / |
| Tamilam | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tamilon | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tamulan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tamulian | 80 | 50 | / |
| Tomilang | 80 | 36 | / |
| Tamilong | 80 | 25 | / |
| Tomilyan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tahmelan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tammelan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tasmilon | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tomilian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thamilam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tamelang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tomailan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tamaillon | 75 | 32 | / |
| Tammelaan | 75 | 25 | / |
| Thamelean | 75 | 10 | / |
| Tamaylang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tamulon | 71 | 272 | / |
| Tomelan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tamelon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tomilon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tomulain | 67 | 163 | / |
| Tamelong | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tamulion | 67 | 6 | / |
| Temelian | 67 | 3 | / |
| Temelyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Themelan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamulionė | 63 | 4 | / |
| Thomelang | 63 | 2 | / |
| Tomulon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Temulon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tomelein | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tommelein | 50 | 229 | / |
| Tommeleyn | 50 | 106 | / |
Tamilan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tamilan in the Hindi language | ||
| तमीलन | tamilana | - |
| Tamilan in the Marathi language | ||
| तािमलन | taimalana | 60 |
| तमीलन | tamilana | 40 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tamilan
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