Thumiah Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Thumiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thumiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1661:7,7921,650
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thumiah Last Name Facts

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

Thumiah is most common in Mauritius. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thumiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Thumiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,239,697th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Thumiah reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

Thumiah is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 7,792. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 64 percent live, Grand Port District, where 34 percent live and Moka District, where 1 percent live. Barring Mauritius it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thummiah931/
Tumiah92130/
Thumjah861/
Thimiah861/
Tumia83401/
Thimmiah8052/
Tumaiyah8019/
Tausmiah801/
Thummiaa801/
Toumia77231/
Thumya7754/
Tihmia7717/
Thimia774/
Tumias774/
Tumija772/
Tumjah771/
Tusmia771/
Tumiho771/
Toumiat71896/
Thimmaiyah7147/
Timmiah7117/
Thumjai7113/
Toummia7111/
Tumiats715/
Thomija712/
Tumuyia712/
Tumagia711/
Touhmia711/
Tumieha711/
Thoumea710/
Tomia672,760/
Tumio67208/
Taumihau67176/
Timia6752/
Tumea6714/
Tumya678/
Tumayyah678/
Thaumiot674/
Thimaiya673/
Timaiiah671/
Thomiayi671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thumiah
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