Thamil Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Thamil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thamil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India491:15,654,396253,566
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahamil92115/
Thaimil921/
Tamil912,701/
Thamiell861/
Thamel832,667/
Taamil83121/
Taimil83119/
Tamgil8362/
Tahmil8335/
Tamiel8331/
Tajmil8314/
Tasmil838/
Taumil832/
Tammil831/
Themil831/
Thomil830/
Taml805/
Thommil7710/
Thamyll771/
Taimill771/
Tahamel771/
Thaemel771/
Thamuel771/
Tammill770/
Thammel770/
Thomill770/
Tamel73472/
Theml73281/
Temil73114/
Tomil7388/
Tajml7320/
Tamilova71205/
Thahmeel711/
Thammell711/
Teammill710/
Tamleh671,499/
Toimil67602/
Themel67470/
Tammel67248/
Tamael67212/
Tuimil67135/
Tameel6780/
Tajmel6775/
Tamyol6774/
Toymil6769/
Thomel6759/
Thömel6746/
Tamuel6720/
Taimel6712/
Teimil675/
Tahmel673/
Teemil673/
Tamell672/
Theiml672/
Toumil671/
Thämel671/
Tajmml671/
Tamlet671/
Tammlh671/
Toïmil671/
Tgamel671/
Tomiel670/

Thamil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thamil in the Hindi language
थामिलthamila-
Thamil in the Oriya language
ଥମିଲthamila-
Thamil in the Marathi language
थािमलthaimala57.14
थामीलthamila28.57
थमीलthamila14.29

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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
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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 Thamil
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