Gnanarajah Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Gnanarajah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnanarajah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Gnanarajah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gnanarajah is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnanarajah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Gnanarajah occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Gnanarajah live; 73 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Gnanarajah is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 46 percent reside, Missouri, where 35 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent reside and Malaysia, where 10 percent reside.

Gnanarajah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gnanarajah last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Gnanarajah earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 73.53% more than the national average, earning $74,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.57% less than the national average, earning $38,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnanaraja9510/
Gnanaraj891,061/
Nanaraja8928/
Nainarajh8411/
Nanaraj8269/
Nainaradja801/
Nyanaraj784/
Nanaraya783/
Nanarajo781/
Nanaraji781/
Nangaraj781/
Nangareja7440/
Nangaraji747/
Nanaray715/
Nanarea711/
Nanarai711/
Nannoraiah701/
Nangarej6720/
Nanatray674/
Nangaray673/
Nanarosa671/
Nanariya671/
Nangarai671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gnanarajah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis