Rathanan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rathanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191

Rathanan (11) may also be a first name.

Rathanan Last Name Facts

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

Rathanan is found most in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathanan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rathanan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Selangor, where 93 percent reside and Penang, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 13 percent reside.

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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 Rathanan
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