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
Tamilan (Hindi: तमीलन, Marathi: तािमलन) is most common in India. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tamilan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamilan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tamilan is the 1,121,821st most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Tamilan live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 344,405th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 590 people.
Tamilan is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 6,136,523. In India Tamilan is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 80 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where 1 percent are found. Apart from India this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 20 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.
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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