Family name Tamayi (Tamayi 
) , throughout the world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Tamayi is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Zimbabwe, where it is quite a rare surname, South Africa, where it is a very rare surname, and Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and India. Much less frequently, Tamayi is the forename as well as the last name.