Thanapalan Surname
Approximately 465 people bear this surname
Thanapalan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Malaysia | 80 | 1:368,678 | 19,491 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Thanapalan (241) may also be a first name.
Thanapalan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thanapalan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thanapalan is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Thanapalan.
How Common Is The Last Name Thanapalan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 650,013th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Thanapalan reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Thanapalan is also the 575,894th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 241 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Aside from Sri Lanka Thanapalan is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 17 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanapalan | 95 | 10 | / |
| Thanpalan | 95 | 2 | / |
| Thannapalan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Thanapalasin | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thanabalan | 90 | 423 | / |
| Thanapalam | 90 | 9 | / |
| Thanapalin | 90 | 2 | / |
| Thanipalan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Tanappalan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Tanapallan | 90 | 1 | / |
| Thanapalasing | 87 | 1 | / |
| Thanapailin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thanabhalan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thanapallam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thnabalan | 84 | 5 | / |
| Thanablan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tanapolan | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thinpalian | 80 | 74 | / |
| Thonapalin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thenpalany | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thunyapalin | 76 | 6 | / |
| Thaneya Paulino | 72 | 1 | / |
| Thayennie Paulino | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Thanapalan
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