Kanapathipillai Surname

136,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,295 people bear this surname

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

Kanapathipillai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanapathipillai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,6311:7,9091,153
Canada2341:157,46015,959
England1271:438,72529,288
Switzerland741:110,98511,556
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Australia501:539,91440,287
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Norway211:244,87126,357
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kanapathipillai (1,595) may also be a first name.

Kanapathipillai Last Name Facts

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

Kanapathipillai is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanapathipillai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 136,245th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,211,698 people. The last name Kanapathipillai occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kanapathipillai reside; 80 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanapathipillai is also the 193,558th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 1,595 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,631 people, or 1 in 7,909. Besides Sri Lanka it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Kanapathipillai Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kanapathipillai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.18% less than the national average, earning 213,930 kr per year; in United States they earn 172.99% more than the national average, earning $117,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $50,119 CAD per year.

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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 Kanapathipillai
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