Karthikeyan Surname

83,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Karthikeyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karthikeyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,2721:234,43313,705
United Arab Emirates5491:16,6892,007
United States2831:1,280,77490,005
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Oman2261:16,3181,678
Singapore1931:28,5371,098
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Malaysia1661:177,67610,706
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
England761:733,13240,828
Canada391:944,75971,777
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Karthikeyan (28,006) may also be a first name.

Karthikeyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karthikeyan (Arabic: كارتيكيان, Hindi: कार्तिकेयन, Marathi: तकेयन) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karthikeyan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,769th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,262,131 people. The last name Karthikeyan is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Karthikeyan reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Karthikeyan is also the 29,397th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 28,006 people.

The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 3,272 people, or 1 in 234,433. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 47 percent are found, Kerala, where 20 percent are found and Karnataka, where 7 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Karthikeyan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Karthikeyan are 9.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Karthikeyan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.86% more than the national average, earning $49,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning $49,629 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karthikeyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karthikeyan in the Marathi language
तकेयनtakeyana79.17
कारितकेयनkaritakeyana4.17
कारथीकेयनkarathikeyana4.17
थकेयनthakeyana4.17
करथीकेयानkarathikeyana4.17
तकेयानtakeyana4.17
Karthikeyan in the Hindi language
कार्तिकेयनkartikeyana66.67
कार्तीकेयनkartikeyana33.33
Karthikeyan in the Arabic language
كارتيكيانkartykyan-

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