Kanagarajah Surname
Approximately 1,708 people bear this surname
Kanagarajah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,316 | 1:15,812 | 2,223 |
| England | 113 | 1:493,080 | 31,588 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Malaysia | 58 | 1:508,521 | 25,379 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kanagarajah (124) may also be a first name.
Kanagarajah Demographics
Average Kanagarajah Salary in
England
£22,672
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Kanagarajah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanagarajah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanagarajah is most common in Sri Lanka. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanagarajah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanagarajah is the 235,556th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,266,713 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Kanagarajah reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanagarajah is also the 836,439th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 124 people.
This surname is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,316 people, or 1 in 15,812. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
Kanagarajah Last Name Statistics demography
Kanagarajah earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.78% less than the national average, earning $45,818 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kannagarajah | 96 | 1 | / |
| Kanagaraja | 95 | 55 | / |
| Kanagarajh | 95 | 1 | / |
| Canagarajah | 91 | 29 | / |
| Kaynagaraja | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kanagaraj | 90 | 2,880 | / |
| Kanagaraju | 86 | 79 | / |
| Kanagarasa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Canagaraja | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kanagaraji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaynagaraj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanagarajoo | 82 | 9 | / |
| Kaynagaraju | 82 | 2 | / |
| Khanagharaj | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanageraj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanagarai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanagharaai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Canagaradjou | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanagaroy | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanagerea | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kanagoriya | 57 | 20 | / |
| Qonogarai | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Kanagarajah
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