Thangarajah Surname

91,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,230 people bear this surname

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

Thangarajah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thangarajah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,2391:4,909705
Canada2941:125,32513,101
England2491:223,76718,807
Malaysia1011:292,02216,042
Australia601:449,92835,109
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Denmark421:134,39812,049
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Norway141:367,30634,015
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
India91:85,229,487684,495
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
France51:13,284,544357,392
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Thangarajah (1,299) may also be a first name.

Thangarajah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thangarajah is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Thangarajah.

How Common Is The Last Name Thangarajah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thangarajah is the 91,518th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,393,412 people. The last name Thangarajah is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Thangarajah are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 218,348th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,299 people.

Thangarajah is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 4,239 people, or 1 in 4,909. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Thangarajah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thangarajah last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Thangarajah earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.07% more than the national average, earning 502,063 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $51,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanggarajah969/
Thangarajaha961/
Thangaraja951,053/
Thanarajah95335/
Tangarajah9522/
Thagarajah952/
Thangarajh951/
Thangarasah9115/
Theagarajah9113/
Tahangaraja911/
Thangorajah911/
Thahgarajah911/
Thaigarajah911/
Thangaraj904,720/
Thanaraja909/
Tangaraja908/
Thagaraja908/
Tagarajah906/
Thangaraju86776/
Thangarasa86598/
Thagarajau868/
Thangarajo865/
Thangaraji862/
Thangaaraj861/
Thahgaraja861/
Thamgaraja861/
Thanggaraj861/
Tanggaraja861/
Thanaraj84871/
Tanaraja84124/
Tangaraj8464/
Thagaraj844/
Tagaraja844/
Tanarajh841/
Thangarajoo82205/
Thanggaraji828/
Thangarajee827/
Tahangarajo821/
Thanggaraju821/
Tangaraju8052/
Thanaraju8018/
Thanaraaj806/
Thagaraju804/
Thongaraj802/
Thaunaraj801/
Tangarasa801/
Thamgaraj801/
Thahgaraj801/
Tanggaraj801/
Tanaraj7880/
Tagaraj7810/
Thanggarajoo7810/
Thangaradjou785/
Tagaraa781/
Thanarajoo7694/
Tanggaraju7632/
Tangarajoo7621/
Thamgaraju766/
Thagarajoo763/
Tanggarajo762/
Thongaraju761/
Thanarajee761/
Tangaroa74362/
Tongaraj7456/
Thanaroj7429/
Tanareja7416/
Tangarea7410/
Tanaraju748/
Thanarai747/
Tanaraji747/
Tanarajo746/
Tangarae744/
Ttanaraj743/
Tanaraai743/
Tanaraya743/
Tagaraju743/
Tangaray741/
Tangarai741/
Tangarau741/
Thanaray741/
Tagairaj741/
Tanggarajoo733/
Thangarasoo731/
Thangarojoo731/
Thangerajoo731/
Thaigarajoo731/
Tahngarajoo731/
Tangahrajoo731/
Tangariya7025/
Thagariya7024/
Thanatrai709/
Tanggarachai708/
Tangeraju705/
Tajnareja701/
Taagaraju701/
Tamgaraju701/
Tanaraaia701/
Tangarije701/
Taungaroa701/
Thanariya701/
Tanarajoo701/
Tagaroa6731/
Togaraj6718/
Thanattrai6717/
Tanarej6713/
Tagarai679/
Tagarau679/
Tanarai677/
Thongaurai675/
Tonggoraja673/
Tanaroj672/
Tagoraj671/
Tagaray671/
Tagarej671/
Tanarau671/
Tanaray671/
Tangarohwe671/
Thanasriya671/
Taigharaja671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thangarajah
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