Thomalla and Tomalla are surnames of Polish origin, Germanized forms of the Polish-language surname Tomala. Notable people with the surname include:Denis Thomalla, German footballer Georg Thomalla (1915–1999), German actor Hans Thomalla, German composer Richard Thomalla (1903–1945), Nazi SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator, executed for war crimes Simone Thomalla, German actress Walter Tomalla, founder of the Tomalla Foundation