Kathiresan Surname

191,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kathiresan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kathiresan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6061:1,265,78450,085
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United Arab Emirates1641:55,8685,445
Malaysia1271:232,23813,318
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Singapore511:107,9944,447
England371:1,505,89364,828
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Oman71:526,8535,771
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Kathiresan (1,151) may also be a first name.

Kathiresan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kathiresan (Hindi: कार्थीसन, Marathi: कािथरेसन) is found most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kathiresan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kathiresan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 191,340th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,308,010 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kathiresan live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 234,520th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 1,151 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 606 people, or 1 in 1,265,784. In India Kathiresan is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 69 percent live, Karnataka, where 6 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Outside of India this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 27 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent live.

Kathiresan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kathiresan surname are 24.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kathiresan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning $52,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.5% more than the national average, earning $64,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kathiresan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kathiresan in the Hindi language
कार्थीसनkarthisana-
Kathiresan in the Marathi language
कािथरेसनkaitharesana28.57
काथीरेसनkathiresana28.57
कथीरेसनkathiresana21.43
किथरेसनkitharesana7.14
काठीरेसनkathiresana7.14
कदरेसनkadaresana7.14

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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
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