Katherasan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Katherasan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katherasan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Katherasan (9) may also be a first name.

Katherasan Last Name Facts

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

Katherasan is found most in Malaysia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katherasan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Katherasan live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Katherasan is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 9 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is most common in: Penang, where 75 percent are found and Kelantan, where 25 percent are found. Barring Malaysia Katherasan exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 44 percent are found and Singapore, where 11 percent are found.

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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 Katherasan
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