Sanathanan Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sanathanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanathanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India201:38,353,269431,471
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sanathanan (223) may also be a first name.

Sanathanan Last Name Facts

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

Sanathanan (Marathi: सानाथान) is most common in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanathanan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sanathanan are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 603,623rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 223 people.

Sanathanan is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 55 percent are found, Karnataka, where 20 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Outside of India it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 24 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanathanan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanathanan in the Marathi language
सानाथानsanathana33.33
सनाथाननsanathanana33.33
सानाथानानsanathanana33.33

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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 Sanathanan
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