Kanagasingam Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

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

Kanagasingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanagasingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Norway81:642,78647,258
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Kanagasingam (74) may also be a first name.

Kanagasingam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanagasingam is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanagasingam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 414,602nd most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kanagasingam reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent first name globally, held by 74 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Aside from Sri Lanka Kanagasingam is found in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Kanagasingam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kanagasingam earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 36.3% less than the national average, earning 220,443 kr per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $52,035 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanagasingham9646/
Kanakasingam923/
Canagasingam921/
Kanagasinkam921/
Canagasingham8829/
Kanagasinghem881/
Ghanagasingam881/
Kanakasinkam831/
Kingsaingam617/

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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 Kanagasingam
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