Thambayah Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Thambayah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thambayah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thambayah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thambayah is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thambayah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thambayah is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Thambayah is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Thambayah live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Besides Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tambayah947/
Thambaiah89315/
Thambyiah8912/
Thambiyah895/
Tambayaha891/
Tambaya884,316/
Thambay881/
Thambayi8216/
Tambiyah829/
Tambaiah828/
Tambayau821/
Tambay801,412/
Tambaa8044/
Tahambaye781/
Tambhaiah781/
Tambaye751,847/
Tambayi75147/
Tambayo75122/
Tambiya7569/
Thambai7550/
Tambuya7547/
Tambeya7539/
Tembaya7530/
Tamboya7511/
Tambaiy759/
Tambayu758/
Tambaia757/
Tambaja757/
Tombaya755/
Thambau754/
Tambyya752/
Tambaay751/
Thambey751/
Tambahy751/
Toumbaya711,847/
Tambuyat71466/
Tambhiya713/
Tambehah712/
Tambaiha711/
Thembaye711/
Tambiyad711/
Thamveah711/
Tomboyah711/
Tamboyat711/
Tambai672,506/
Tambey67487/
Tamboa67267/
Tamboy67235/
Tembay6790/
Tombay6757/
Tambau6755/
Tambye6749/
Tambae6723/
Tambea679/
Tambaj676/
Tambuy672/
Tambioyeh671/
Tambaí671/
Ttoumbaya671/

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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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  • 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 Thambayah
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