Thambyiah Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Thambyiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thambyiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thambyiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thambyiah occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thambyiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thambyiah is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Thambyiah are found; 58 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Thambyiah is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Negeri Sembilan, where 57 percent reside, Selangor, where 29 percent reside and Penang, where 14 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Thambyiah Last Name Statistics demography

Thambyiah earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $46,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thambaiah89315/
Thambayah8913/
Thambiyah895/
Thambayi8216/
Tambiyah829/
Tambaiah828/
Tambayah827/
Tambayaha781/
Tambhaiah781/
Tambaya754,316/
Tambiyi75183/
Tambayi75147/
Tamboia7571/
Tambiya7569/
Thambai7550/
Tambuya7547/
Tambeya7539/
Tambeyi7513/
Tamboya7511/
Tambaia757/
Thambau754/
Tambyya752/
Tambuyi751/
Thambay751/
Thambey751/
Tambiia751/
Tambahy751/
Tambuyat71466/
Thamwiya7124/
Tambhiya713/
Tambehah712/
Tomboyah711/
Tambeiha711/
Thanbayi711/
Tambiyad711/
Tambayau711/
Tanmbaya711/
Thembeyi711/
Thamveah711/
Tamboyat711/
Tambaiha711/
Tambai672,506/
Tambay671,412/
Tambey67487/
Tambie67288/
Tamboa67267/
Tamboy67235/
Tamboi67174/
Tambui67104/
Tambau6755/
Tambye6749/
Tambaa6744/
Tambae6723/
Tambei6722/
Tambea679/
Tambaj676/
Tambuy672/
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
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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 Thambyiah
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