Nadarajah Surname

28,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,547 people bear this surname

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

Nadarajah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nadarajah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka12,5711:1,655226
Malaysia1,7591:16,7681,638
Canada1,0901:33,8034,349
England8671:64,2657,507
France4301:154,47123,971
Australia3001:89,98610,337
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Switzerland2181:37,6745,441
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1471:62,3285,951
Singapore1281:43,0291,626
Germany891:904,55664,175
Norway881:58,4358,352
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Denmark791:71,4527,101
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
India321:23,970,793327,222
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Oman61:614,6626,082
Wales61:515,75523,171
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Anguilla41:3,359324
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Nadarajah (5,603) may also be a first name.

Nadarajah Last Name Facts

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

Nadarajah is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nadarajah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nadarajah is the 28,957th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 392,923 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Nadarajah live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 89,481st most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 5,603 people.

The last name Nadarajah is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 12,571 people, or 1 in 1,655. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Nadarajah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nadarajah are 2.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nadarajah earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.05% less than the national average, earning 283,614 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 129.41% more than the national average, earning R 545,160 per year; in United States they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $49,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,009 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
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