Thamb Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Thamb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 194 | 1:3,953,945 | 107,840 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Thamb (25) may also be a first name.
Thamb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thamb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thamb (Hindi: थम्ब, Marathi: थंब, Oriya: ଥ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thamb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Thamb reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 25 people.
The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 3,953,945. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 54 percent live, Karnataka, where 30 percent live and Odisha, where 12 percent live. Not including India Thamb exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Thamb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thamb in the Oriya language | ||
| ଥ | tha | - |
| Thamb in the Marathi language | ||
| थंब | thamba | 97.56 |
| थब | thaba | 1.22 |
| Thamb in the Hindi language | ||
| थम्ब | thamba | 66.67 |
| ठंबा | thamba | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Thamb
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