Karthigesan Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Karthigesan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karthigesan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India51:153,413,076951,030
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Karthigesan (185) may also be a first name.

Karthigesan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karthigesan is found most in Singapore. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karthigesan? popularity and diffusion

Karthigesan is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Karthigesan reside; 71 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 669,105th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 185 people.

Karthigesan is most widespread in Singapore, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 91,795. Not including Singapore it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

Karthigesan Last Name Statistics demography

Karthigesan earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 12.12% more than the national average, earning 388,032 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kartigesan953/
Karthigesn951/
Carthigesan919/
Karthigasan913/
Kartikgesan911/
Kartigasan861/
Kartigesen861/
Karthigasen821/
Garthigesen821/

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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
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  • 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 Karthigesan
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