Thanasingam Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Thanasingam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thanasingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
England61:9,286,343223,652
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Thanasingam (10) may also be a first name.

Thanasingam Last Name Facts

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

Thanasingam is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thanasingam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Thanasingam is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Thanasingam reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

The surname Thanasingam is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,134,393. In Malaysia Thanasingam is primarily concentrated in: Penang, where 42 percent reside, Selangor, where 27 percent reside and Sabah, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and Singapore, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanasingham9620/
Tanasinggam914/
Tanashingam911/
Tenasingam861/
Thanawasinkum751/
Thinsaingam733/

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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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  • 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 Thanasingam
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