Thamu Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India621:12,372,022220,417
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thamu (923) may also be a first name.

Thamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thamu (Hindi: ठमू, Marathi: ठमू, Oriya: ଥମୁ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thamu.

How Common Is The Last Name Thamu? popularity and diffusion

Thamu is the 1,882,912th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Thamu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Thamu are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Thamu is also the 266,626th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 923 people.

The surname Thamu is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 12,372,022. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 39 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 19 percent reside and Telangana, where 11 percent reside. Apart from India this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thammu91517/
Tahamu9119/
Thaimu916/
Thaamu915/
Thamou913/
Tamu895,421/
Tahamou837/
Thaimou836/
Thaimui834/
Thamout832/
Thaimmu831/
Thamaus831/
Tahamuj831/
Thaimau831/
Thammou831/
Tamou8014,029/
Tammu806,031/
Tamut802,941/
Tamup802,463/
Taimu802,105/
Thomu801,410/
Tamau80465/
Themu80438/
Tamus80422/
Tameu80419/
Tamuu80410/
Tamui80203/
Tamuz80175/
Taamu80165/
Tamuh8072/
Taemu8040/
Taumu8040/
Tasmu8035/
Htamu8023/
Tamuy8014/
Tamud8013/
Tamux8010/
Teamu807/
Tamuj804/
Ttamu803/
Tajmu802/
Tatmu802/
Tohmu802/
Tehmu802/
Tamuš801/
Tamgu801/
Thaumoux77208/
Tahammou771/
Tahamout771/
Thammaud771/
Thammaut771/
Tammou731,882/
Tamouh731,257/
Tamoud731,057/
Tamous73646/
Thomou73398/
Thoomu73172/
Taymuş73119/
Tasmud7386/
Tammuz7351/
Tamgou7339/
Thomeu7337/
Thomut7337/
Tammus7331/
Tahmou7329/
Taimou7324/
Taymuz7320/
Taimus7318/
Tamuch7315/
Taimut7314/
Taymus7310/
Tatmou7310/
Tammut739/
Thomhu739/
Tohmud739/
Taumui738/
Tehmuh736/
Ta'amu735/
Tamuzs735/
Tamouz735/
Tohmuh735/
Theimu734/
Taemau734/
Tameus734/
Taimui733/
Tamush732/
Tammau732/
Taumau732/
Taamou732/
Tamaus731/
Tatmus731/
Tammuu731/
Tamout731/
Tamuua731/
Teamus731/
Themau731/
Tajmou731/
Tameuh731/
Tamguh731/
Tammeu731/
Tammuh731/
Tamaut731/
Taumeu731/
Taumou731/
Taymud731/
Dtamou731/
Thamoe731/
Teamuh731/
Tamuis731/
Tamouy730/
Tahammout711/
Temu6724,105/
Tomu675,584/
Tammous67287/
Tammeus6777/
Tamoush6775/
Thomoux6761/
Theumou6729/
Tajmuch6721/
Tamusch6716/
Thomeus679/
Tahmuch677/
Thomhau675/
Touhmou674/
Thommus673/
Tammouh671/
Teuhmou671/
Tahmoud671/
Tahmous671/
Thoumou671/
Tamoult671/
Thammoo671/
Tamauts670/

Thamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thamu in the Oriya language
ଥମୁthamu-
Thamu in the Hindi language
ठमूthamu59.39
ठमुthamu37.99
ठामूthamu0.87
थामूthamu0.44
थमूthamu0.44
ठमाthama0.44
Thamu in the Marathi language
ठमूthamu23.64
ठमुthamu20
थामुthamu14.55
ठामुthamu12.73
थमुthamu10.91
थामूthamu7.27
ामुamu3.64
ठामूthamu3.64
टमुtamu1.82
रामुramu1.82

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