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 surname Thanapalan is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Thanapalan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 650,013th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Thanapalan are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 575,894th most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 241 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Besides Sri Lanka it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 17 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
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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