Tamilan Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Tamilan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamilan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1251:6,136,523142,720
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Tamilan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamilan in the Hindi language
तमीलनtamilana-
Tamilan in the Marathi language
तािमलनtaimalana60
तमीलनtamilana40

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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
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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 Tamilan
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