Saminathan Surname

179,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Saminathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saminathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia6611:44,6213,580
India5661:1,355,23952,550
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
South Africa2001:270,88926,929
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Qatar721:32,7503,419
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
England121:4,643,172139,951
Oman101:368,7975,193
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Saminathan (1,230) may also be a first name.

Saminathan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saminathan (Hindi: सामिनाथन, Marathi: सामीनाथन) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saminathan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,972nd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,076,212 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Saminathan reside; 36 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Saminathan is also the 225,584th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 1,230 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 661 people, or 1 in 44,621. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Selangor, where 31 percent live, Perak, where 13 percent live and Penang, where 12 percent live. Excluding Malaysia it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent live and Sri Lanka, where 12 percent live.

Saminathan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Saminathan last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Saminathan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning R 221,772 per year; in United States they earn 54.41% more than the national average, earning $66,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.81% more than the national average, earning $58,036 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Saminathan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saminathan in the Hindi language
सामिनाथनsaminathana-
Saminathan in the Marathi language
सामीनाथनsaminathana53.33
वामीनादनvaminadana20
सािमनाथानsaimanathana13.33
जीसामीनाथनjisaminathana6.67
सािमनाथनsaimanathana6.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saminathan
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