Timla Surname

620,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Timla Surname User-submission:

The Timla surname means 'to sneeze' in isXhosa. This last name is almost borne by everyone from the village of Khasa.

Timla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3591:150,91317,111
Nepal861:331,1743,662
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Timla (164) may also be a first name.

Timla Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Timla surname means 'to sneeze' in isXhosa. This last name is almost borne by everyone from the village of Khasa.

- asavelatimla

Timla Last Name Facts

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

Timla (Hindi: तिमला) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Timla.

How Common Is The Last Name Timla? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 620,716th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,722,315 people. The surname Timla is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Timla live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Timla is also the 715,247th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 164 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 150,913. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Timla Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Timla earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 52.18% less than the national average, earning R 113,640 per year and in Canada they earn 22.68% less than the national average, earning $38,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thimla9174/
Timlas9174/
Taimla9136/
Timlai9110/
Timlay911/
Tiomla911/
Toimla911/
Timmla911/
Toimela83232/
Taimela83180/
Timmlau8323/
Thimlai839/
Timilla831/
Timmlah831/
Temla80256/
Tumla80254/
Timli8067/
Timle8053/
Tinla8024/
Timlo808/
Timly802/
Tiomella7710/
Timillai771/
Timler73561/
Thumla73272/
Timloh73224/
Timley73115/
Thimle7378/
Tummla7327/
Timlet7316/
Tumlia739/
Tinlai735/
Tinlas735/
Temlha734/
Themla734/
Temlap734/
Tumlay734/
Tinlay733/
Tinlia733/
Temlas732/
Tiemle731/
Teimle731/
Tumlah731/
Tinlha731/
Temlad731/
Taimli731/
Timlit731/
Tinlat731/
Tginla731/
Timlis731/
Timlie730/
Timmler67892/
Thinlay67271/
Timelli67139/
Timlett6792/
Thimler6731/
Timilli6726/
Thummla6723/
Taimler6722/
Thinlap6714/
Timille679/
Tumella679/
Thimloi675/
Timello674/
Tiemlee673/
Tumilla673/
Tnla672/
Timlott672/
Thienla672/
Tesmlai671/
Timlesh671/
Timlitt671/
Thumlla671/
Thimley671/
Timillo671/
Temmlah671/
Taimeli671/
Thiemle671/
Timlerr670/
Timlisd670/
Timmley670/

Timla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Timla in the Hindi language
तिमलाtimala50
टिमलाtimala40.91
टीमलाtimala9.09

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