Tamilu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Tamilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Tamilu (114) may also be a first name.
Tamilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tamilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tamilu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tamilu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Tamilu is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Tamilu live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 877,214th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 114 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 56 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 11 percent are found and Jigawa, where 11 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 31 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamilus | 92 | 6 | / |
| Taimilu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tamiliu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tamilou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thamilu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tameilau | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tamailou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tamulu | 83 | 53 | / |
| Tamelu | 83 | 42 | / |
| Temilu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tamului | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tammulu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tamuliu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tomilus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tamiloo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamgellu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tomilous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tomilius | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thamelius | 67 | 2 | / |
| Temelu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tameloucht | 63 | 4 | / |
| Tameslouht | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tomulou | 62 | 4 | / |
| Tomeleu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tomelius | 57 | 18 | / |
| Toumeliu | 57 | 5 | / |
| Thomelus | 57 | 4 | / |
| Thomelius | 53 | 46 | / |
| Thoumelou | 53 | 5 | / |
| Thomélius | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Tamilu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis