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

The surname Thumiah occurs most in Mauritius. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thumiah? popularity and diffusion

Thumiah is the 1,239,697th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Thumiah reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.

The last name Thumiah is most frequently occurring in Mauritius, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 7,792. In Mauritius it is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 64 percent are found, Grand Port District, where 34 percent are found and Moka District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Mauritius this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Thumiah
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