Sarasvathy Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sarasvathy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarasvathy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sarasvathy (1,231) may also be a first name.

Sarasvathy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sarasvathy occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sarasvathy.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarasvathy? popularity and diffusion

Sarasvathy is the 4,116,508th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. Sarasvathy occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sarasvathy live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sarasvathy is also the 225,478th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 1,231 people.

Sarasvathy is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia Sarasvathy is mostly concentrated in: Malacca, where 38 percent live, Johor, where 25 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 25 percent live. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Singapore, where 4 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 Sarasvathy
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