Thanapalasingam Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

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

Thanapalasingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thanapalasingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
France341:1,953,609166,012
England241:2,321,58686,519
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Thanapalasingam (22) may also be a first name.

Thanapalasingam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thanapalasingam is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanapalasingam? popularity and diffusion

Thanapalasingam is the 730,373rd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Thanapalasingam are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Thanapalasingam is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 22 people.

The last name Thanapalasingam is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Apart from Sri Lanka Thanapalasingam is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Thanapalasingam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thanapalasingam earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.89% less than the national average, earning 208,025 kr per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,788 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 Thanapalasingam
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