Sivapalan Surname

130,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,453 people bear this surname

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

Sivapalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sivapalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,7771:7,4931,098
England2561:217,64918,479
Canada1451:254,10824,080
Australia491:550,93340,757
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Denmark271:209,06416,975
India221:34,866,608408,224
Norway191:270,64728,127
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Wales151:206,30213,003
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sivapalan (274) may also be a first name.

Sivapalan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sivapalan is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sivapalan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sivapalan is the 130,959th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,110,497 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Sivapalan reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 536,832nd most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 274 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,777 people, or 1 in 7,493. Barring Sri Lanka Sivapalan occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Sivapalan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sivapalan last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sivapalan earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.24% less than the national average, earning 276,045 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.86% more than the national average, earning $54,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $52,217 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
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  • 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 Sivapalan
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