Alagaiah Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Alagaiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alagaiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080

Alagaiah Last Name Facts

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

Alagaiah is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alagaiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alagaiah is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Alagaiah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Alagaiah live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Alagaiah is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,202,140. Other than Sri Lanka this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 30 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Alagaiah
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