Thambaiah Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Thambaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thambaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Thambaiah (17) may also be a first name.

Thambaiah Last Name Facts

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

Thambaiah is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thambaiah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thambaiah is the 862,604th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Thambaiah are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Thambaiah is also the 2,694,839th most common first name on earth It is held by 17 people.

The last name Thambaiah is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Beside Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Thambaiah Last Name Statistics demography

Thambaiah earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambaiah948/
Thambayah8913/
Thambyiah8912/
Thambiyah895/
Tambhaiah891/
Thambai8850/
Tambaia887/
Thambayi8216/
Tambiyah829/
Tambayah827/
Tambaiha821/
Tambai802,506/
Tambaa8044/
Tambayaha781/
Tambaya754,316/
Tambayi75147/
Tamboia7571/
Tambaiy759/
Tambaji758/
Tambaja757/
Thambau754/
Tambhai753/
Tambaio752/
Tambiia751/
Tambaii751/
Tambahy751/
Teambai751/
Tambaiu751/
Thambay751/
Tambaay751/
Tambehah712/
Thamveah711/
Tambayau711/
Tambay671,412/
Tambie67288/
Tamboa67267/
Tamboi67174/
Tambui67104/
Tembai6775/
Tambau6755/
Tombai6753/
Tambae6723/
Tambei6722/
Tambea679/
Tambaj676/
Tambioyeh671/
Tambaí671/
Tahambaye671/

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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 Thambaiah
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