Patpanathan Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Patpanathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Patpanathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Patpanathan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Patpanathan is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Patpanathan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Patpanathan are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Selangor, where 100 percent live. Excluding Malaysia Patpanathan is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Patpanathan
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