Thamel Surname

162,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,667 people bear this surname

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

Thamel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thamel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,3391:8,8961,290
Iraq2411:145,3183,824
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Thämel (1) are calculated separately.

Thamel (51) may also be a first name.

Thamel Last Name Facts

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

Thamel is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear in the variant forms: Thämel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thamel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 162,950th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,732,488 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Thamel live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Thamel is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.

The surname Thamel is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,339 people, or 1 in 8,896. Excluding Sri Lanka it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Thamel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thamel surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Thamel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thämel941/
Tahamel921/
Thaemel921/
Thamuel921/
Thammel920/
Tamel91472/
Thammell861/
Thahmeel861/
Thamiell861/
Themel83470/
Tammel83248/
Tamael83212/
Thamil8385/
Tameel8380/
Tajmel8375/
Thomel8359/
Thömel8346/
Tamiel8331/
Tamuel8320/
Taimel8312/
Tahmel833/
Tamell832/
Tgamel831/
Taml805/
Tahamil77115/
Theimel7739/
Thommel7727/
Thämelt7717/
Tammell778/
Tahumel775/
Themmel774/
Thoemel774/
Tajmeel772/
Tasmeel772/
Tajjmel771/
Thaimil771/
Tehmeel771/
Taameel771/
Thamyll771/
Themeel771/
Thomell770/
Temel7360,139/
Tamil732,701/
Theml73281/
Tomel73169/
Tömel7350/
Tajml7320/
Tamelová7119/
Tamelova712/
Taamellh711/
Tamleh671,499/
Temmel671,268/
Temael67263/
Teimel67216/
Toomel67142/
Taamil67121/
Taimil67119/
Tamyol6774/
Tommel6765/
Tamgil6762/
Tájmel6762/
Tomell6751/
Tahmil6735/
Tomael6728/
Tajmil6714/
Tömmel6710/
Tasmil678/
Taymelova676/
Toumel674/
Theiml672/
Taumil672/
Temell672/
Teumel672/
Tamlet671/
Tammil671/
Tomuel671/
Tajmml671/
Tammlh671/
Themil671/
Tomiel670/
Thomil670/

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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 Thamel
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