Thangavelu Surname

90,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Thangavelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thangavelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,4621:524,66926,133
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Malaysia6381:46,2293,689
United States2731:1,327,68892,627
United Arab Emirates2731:33,5613,588
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Singapore1281:43,0291,626
England1081:515,90832,533
Oman1001:36,8802,528
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia301:899,85754,700
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Wales61:515,75523,171
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Thangavelu (1,433) may also be a first name.

Thangavelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thangavelu (Hindi: तंगवेलू, Marathi: तंगवेलु) is found most in India. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Thangavelu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thangavelu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,586th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,377,608 people. The surname Thangavelu is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Thangavelu live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 206,148th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 1,433 people.

The surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 1,462 people, or 1 in 524,669. In India Thangavelu is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 65 percent are found, Karnataka, where 10 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent are found. Not including India Thangavelu exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 18 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found.

Thangavelu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thangavelu last name are 10.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thangavelu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.23% less than the national average, earning 213,781 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning R 238,152 per year; in United States they earn 30.27% more than the national average, earning $56,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $53,343 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thangavelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thangavelu in the Hindi language
तंगवेलूtangavelu-
Thangavelu in the Marathi language
तंगवेलुtangavelu28
थंगवेलूthangavelu20
थंगवेलुthangavelu16
थांगावेळूthangavelu8
थांगावेलूthangavelu8
थंगावेलूthangavelu8
तुंगुवेलुtunguvelu4
थांगवेलूthangavelu4
तंगुवेलुtanguvelu4

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Footnotes

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