Tamili Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Tamili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6411:1,196,67048,078
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tamili (387) may also be a first name.

Tamili Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tamili Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tamili (Bengali: তমিলী, Georgian: თამილი, Hindi: तामिली, Marathi: तमीली, Oriya: ତାମିଲି) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 485,771st most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tamili reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 440,394th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 387 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 1,196,670. In India it is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 63 percent are found, Odisha, where 32 percent are found and Assam, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account India Tamili exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamilia92500/
Tamilio92248/
Tamoili9288/
Tammili9225/
Tamaili9221/
Tamgili9210/
Tahmili927/
Tatmili925/
Thamili923/
Taemili921/
Tamilie921/
Tamilis921/
Thamilia868/
Thammili862/
Thamilai861/
Tammilio861/
Tamuli8317,722/
Tameli831,493/
Tamila831,318/
Tamile8387/
Tomili8329/
Temili8320/
Tamily837/
Tamaila77820/
Tomaili77735/
Tammila77151/
Tamulli7791/
Tamelis7763/
Tamelit7745/
Tamaily7728/
Tamoila7727/
Thameli7723/
Taimila7721/
Toumili7721/
Tomilio7712/
Tamiley775/
Tomilai775/
Taumuli774/
Tamilya774/
Tamelia773/
Tameeli773/
Taemily772/
Tomilia772/
Tamhila772/
Thamile772/
Taamila772/
Taemile771/
Taumeli771/
Tomieli771/
Taimeli771/
Tajmila771/
Tamiela771/
Tomilid771/
Tammeli771/
Tamisle771/
Tammily771/
Tamiles771/
Tamgeli771/
Tamaile771/
Ttamuli771/
Tamailay71466/
Ttamaila71326/
Tahumile7124/
Tamaaila7123/
Thammila715/
Thammuli713/
Taimaile711/
Tomailli711/
Thaemyli711/
Tammeeli711/
Tamislea711/
Tamgelli711/
Tammyliz711/
Tamele6780,724/
Tamela671,134/
Temile67599/
Tamule67326/
Tomuli67105/
Tomeli6786/
Tomiselli6776/
Tamiła6770/
Tomile6761/
Temeli6753/
Tomila6736/
Tamailaya6717/
Tamely6712/
Thammaila678/
Tamyly675/
Temuli674/
Tahamiler672/
Tomily671/
Tammileht671/
Tamyle671/
Tomicelli670/

Tamili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tamili in the Georgian language
თამილიtamili-
Tamili in the Bengali language
তমিলীtamili-
Tamili in the Oriya language
ତାମିଲିtamili94.21
ତାମିଳିtamili1.65
ତାେମଲିtaemali0.83
ତାମିଳୀtamili0.83
ତମିଲିtamili0.83
Tamili in the Marathi language
तमीलीtamili66.67
तामीलीtamili33.33
Tamili in the Hindi language
तामिलीtamili50
तमीलीtamili50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tamili
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