Thamaya Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Singapore

Thamaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thamaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Thamaya (11) may also be a first name.

Thamaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thamaya (Hindi: थमाया, Marathi: थामया) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thamaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thamaya is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Thamaya live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Thamaya is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Free State, where 20 percent live and Northern Cape, where 20 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent live and Singapore, where 10 percent live.

Thamaya Last Name Statistics demography

Thamaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.55% less than the national average, earning R 98,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thammaya9330/
Thamayat934/
Thamayah931/
Thaymaya931/
Tamaya925,476/
Thamay9213/
Thamgayah881/
Thammayah881/
Tammaya8636/
Thomaya8634/
Tamayat8630/
Tamayah8626/
Taemaya8616/
Thamayi8610/
Thammay867/
Thaimay866/
Tasmaya864/
Thamaye864/
Taimaya862/
Thamaja862/
Thamiya861/
Tamgaya861/
Thamayu861/
Tamayad861/
Thamayo861/
Tamay8312,442/
Tamaa83418/
Thammiya801,309/
Tamajaya8023/
Thamaiah8014/
Thommaya8010/
Thammaja807/
Taaimaya804/
Tamayaya802/
Thammayi801/
Thamajiy801/
Thamiyas801/
Tahamiya801/
Tamayash801/
Thammaha801/
Tammayat801/
Tamayo77222,315/
Tamiya7711,307/
Tamayi77844/
Tammaa77502/
Thamai77227/
Tamayu77220/
Tamaye77212/
Thomay77199/
Tomaya77188/
Temaya77171/
Tameya77148/
Tamaia7783/
Tamuya7737/
Taumaa7736/
Tammay7729/
Taimay7728/
Tamaiy7720/
Tamayt7717/
Tamaja7715/
Taamaa778/
Tamaai778/
Taumay777/
Thamea777/
Tama'a777/
Tamayp776/
Tamoya775/
Teamaa775/
Tamayy773/
Tatmay772/
Thamey772/
Tamays771/
Themay771/
Tahmay771/
Tajmaa771/
Thamoa771/
Thamoy771/
Thammaiah75338/
Thammayot7574/
Thatmahai7521/
Thammayut754/
Thaimiyah753/
Thammayod753/
Thammayos752/
Thammayoo751/
Thaimai711,267/
Tamouya71150/
Thomeya71105/
Thammai7155/
Tamayod7142/
Tamiyah7136/
Tasmiya7129/
Thomoya7123/
Taumaia7117/
Tammayy7114/
Tamayos7110/
Taimaia718/
Thaimaj716/
Tamaiah715/
Tammaiy715/
Thamaji715/
Tajmiya715/
Tamayio715/
Thammae715/
Tameeya715/
Toumaya714/
Tammaai714/
Taimayu713/
Taemaja713/
Tamayoo713/
Thameja712/
Tammaye712/
Tommaya712/
Taamayo712/
Tamayed712/
Thamaid712/
Tammiya712/
Taimiya711/
Tuohmaa711/
Thammoy711/
Thamaus711/
Thameas711/
Tahmiya711/
Tamayit711/
Tamiyad711/
Tammaia711/
Tammayo711/
Tammyya711/
Thaimau711/
Thaamae711/
Taamaja711/
Tahamae711/
Tahamai711/
Tahmaye711/
Tamahai711/
Tamahay711/
Tamajaa711/
Tamieya711/
Tamijaa711/
Tamiyaz711/
Tamayeh711/
Tamayhu711/
Tamayop711/
Thhamae711/
Dtamaha711/
Themiya711/
Thamoye711/
Tohmayi711/
Thomayi711/
Thomays711/
Thomaia711/
Temmaya711/
Tammaja711/
Tamai6740,720/
Tamae671,720/
Tomay671,537/
Tamoy671,227/
Tamau67465/
Tamea67365/
Tammaiah67182/
Tamoa6741/
Temay6731/
Tamey6723/
Tamuy6714/
Tamaj6714/
Tömay6713/
Taimiyah6712/
Tomaa678/
Thamajit677/
Tamayová675/
Tamye675/
Tomayova674/
Tamahaji674/
Thaimaji673/
Thaemmai673/
Taimiyat672/
Thammaih671/
Taemiyah671/
Tahamaid671/
Tajmayeh671/
Thammaud671/
Thammaut671/
Tammayos671/
Tammayut671/

Thamaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thamaya in the Hindi language
थमायाthamaya-
Thamaya in the Marathi language
थामयाthamaya-

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Footnotes

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