Sellathurai Surname

130,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Sellathurai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sellathurai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,4121:8,6271,248
Canada3131:117,71812,450
England1841:302,81622,992
Switzerland1281:64,1637,867
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Australia361:749,88148,970
Norway351:146,92218,432
India311:24,744,045333,161
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France61:11,070,454349,096
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Sellathurai (1,221) may also be a first name.

Sellathurai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sellathurai occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellathurai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sellathurai is the 130,488th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,101,975 people. Sellathurai is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Sellathurai reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sellathurai is also the 226,494th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,221 people.

It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,412 people, or 1 in 8,627. Apart from Sri Lanka Sellathurai is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Sellathurai Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sellathurai earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning 301,219 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning $36,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning $45,544 CAD per year.

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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 Sellathurai
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