Thamil Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Thamil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Thamil (2,053) may also be a first name.
Thamil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thamil Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thamil (Hindi: थामिल, Marathi: थािमल, Oriya: ଥମିଲ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thamil? popularity and diffusion
The surname Thamil is the 2,034,059th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Thamil are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Thamil is also the 166,454th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,053 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India Thamil is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 53 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found and Telangana, where 10 percent are found. Apart from India Thamil exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 11 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahamil | 92 | 115 | / |
| Thaimil | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tamil | 91 | 2,701 | / |
| Thamiell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thamel | 83 | 2,667 | / |
| Taamil | 83 | 121 | / |
| Taimil | 83 | 119 | / |
| Tamgil | 83 | 62 | / |
| Tahmil | 83 | 35 | / |
| Tamiel | 83 | 31 | / |
| Tajmil | 83 | 14 | / |
| Tasmil | 83 | 8 | / |
| Taumil | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tammil | 83 | 1 | / |
| Themil | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thomil | 83 | 0 | / |
| Taml | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thommil | 77 | 10 | / |
| Thamyll | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taimill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tahamel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thaemel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thamuel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tammill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Thammel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Thomill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tamel | 73 | 472 | / |
| Theml | 73 | 281 | / |
| Temil | 73 | 114 | / |
| Tomil | 73 | 88 | / |
| Tajml | 73 | 20 | / |
| Tamilova | 71 | 205 | / |
| Thahmeel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thammell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teammill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tamleh | 67 | 1,499 | / |
| Toimil | 67 | 602 | / |
| Themel | 67 | 470 | / |
| Tammel | 67 | 248 | / |
| Tamael | 67 | 212 | / |
| Tuimil | 67 | 135 | / |
| Tameel | 67 | 80 | / |
| Tajmel | 67 | 75 | / |
| Tamyol | 67 | 74 | / |
| Toymil | 67 | 69 | / |
| Thomel | 67 | 59 | / |
| Thömel | 67 | 46 | / |
| Tamuel | 67 | 20 | / |
| Taimel | 67 | 12 | / |
| Teimil | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tahmel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teemil | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tamell | 67 | 2 | / |
| Theiml | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toumil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thämel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tajmml | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamlet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tammlh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toïmil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgamel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tomiel | 67 | 0 | / |
Thamil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thamil in the Hindi language | ||
| थामिल | thamila | - |
| Thamil in the Oriya language | ||
| ଥମିଲ | thamila | - |
| Thamil in the Marathi language | ||
| थािमल | thaimala | 57.14 |
| थामील | thamila | 28.57 |
| थमील | thamila | 14.29 |
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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 Thamil
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