Ananthan Surname

174,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,456 people bear this surname

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

Ananthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ananthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
India5351:1,433,76754,685
Malaysia3571:82,6175,800
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England691:807,50843,459
United States591:6,143,372295,589
United Arab Emirates581:157,97011,714
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Canada411:898,67368,969
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Oman61:614,6626,082
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Ananthan (2,938) may also be a first name.

Ananthan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ananthan (Marathi: अनंथन) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ananthan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ananthan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 174,635th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,967,242 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Ananthan live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ananthan is also the 133,828th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 2,938 people.

Ananthan is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Besides Sri Lanka this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent reside and Malaysia, where 15 percent reside.

Ananthan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ananthan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ananthan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1430.94% more than the national average, earning R 3,638,100 per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $45,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ananthan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ananthan in the Marathi language
अनंथनananthana64.71
आनंथनananthana11.76
अनंतमanantama5.88
अनंतनanantana5.88
रामनाथनramanathana2.94
एनअनंथनena'ananthana2.94
आनंदनanandana2.94
अनंतथनanantathana2.94

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ananthan
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