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) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tamili.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamili? popularity and diffusion

It is the 485,771st most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. The last name Tamili is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Tamili are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 440,394th most numerous first name internationally, held by 387 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 1,196,670. In India Tamili is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 63 percent reside, Odisha, where 32 percent reside and Assam, where 3 percent reside. Barring India this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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