Devanayagam Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Norway

Devanayagam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Devanayagam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
England51:11,143,612252,590
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Devanayagam (25) may also be a first name.

Devanayagam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devanayagam (Marathi: देवनायगम) is most common in Malaysia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devanayagam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Devanayagam is the 3,274,477th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name Devanayagam occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Devanayagam reside; 56 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Devanayagam is also the 2,136,160th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 25 people.

The last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 44 percent live, Johor, where 19 percent live and Malacca, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia Devanayagam exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Devanayagam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devanayagam in the Marathi language
देवनायगमdevanayagama66.67
देवानायगमdevanayagama16.67
देवनायगामdevanayagama16.67

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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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