Tilaka Surname
Approximately 963 people bear this surname
Tilaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 803 | 1:955,250 | 40,838 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Latvia | 38 | 1:53,949 | 8,130 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| 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 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Tilaka (29,709) may also be a first name.
Tilaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tilaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tilaka (Bengali: তিলকা, Hindi: तिलका, Marathi: ितलाका, Oriya: ତିଲକା, Russian: Тилака) is found most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tilaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 372,504th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Tilaka live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 28,097th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 29,709 people.
This last name is most common in India, where it is borne by 803 people, or 1 in 955,250. In India Tilaka is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 98 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Beside India Tilaka occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Latvia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tilaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tilaka in the Bengali language | ||
| তিলকা | tilaka | - |
| Tilaka in the Hindi language | ||
| तिलका | tilaka | 78.39 |
| तिलाका | tilaka | 19.07 |
| तीलका | tilaka | 2.12 |
| टिलाका | tilaka | 0.42 |
| Tilaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ତିଲକା | tilaka | 39.39 |
| ଟିଲକା | tilaka | 27.27 |
| ତିଳକା | tilaka | 18.18 |
| ତିଳକ | tilaka | 10.61 |
| ତିଲକ | tilaka | 3.03 |
| Tilaka in the Marathi language | ||
| ितलाका | italaka | 29.41 |
| ितलका | italaka | 29.41 |
| टीळक | tilaka | 23.53 |
| तीलका | tilaka | 5.88 |
| ितळका | italaka | 5.88 |
| िटलका | italaka | 5.88 |
| Tilaka in the Russian language | ||
| Тилака | tilaka | - |
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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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- 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 Tilaka
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