Sivakanthan Surname
Approximately 735 people bear this surname
Sivakanthan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Sivakanthan (32) may also be a first name.
Sivakanthan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sivakanthan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sivakanthan occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sivakanthan.
How Common Is The Last Name Sivakanthan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 459,598th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,915,028 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Sivakanthan live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sivakanthan is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 32 people.
It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Aside from Sri Lanka it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivakanthan | 96 | 3 | / |
| Sivakantan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sivaganthan | 91 | 7 | / |
| Sivakanthen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sivayokanathan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chivakanthan | 87 | 1 | / |
| Sivayoganathan | 80 | 750 | / |
| Jeevakanthan | 78 | 11 | / |
| Sivagunathan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Jewakanthan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sivayogonathan | 72 | 1 | / |
| Suphakanitthawin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Suphakkunthon | 58 | 4 | / |
| Suphachanthon | 58 | 4 | / |
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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 Sivakanthan
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