Thangiah Surname

271,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Thangiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thangiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
Malaysia1441:204,82112,037
India801:9,588,317188,446
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England171:3,277,533109,658
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Thangiah (36) may also be a first name.

Thangiah Last Name Facts

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

Thangiah (Marathi: थांगीथ) occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thangiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Thangiah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 271,821st most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,085,517 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Thangiah reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Thangiah is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 10 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Thangiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thangiah surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Thangiah earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $40,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% less than the national average, earning $47,289 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thanggiah942/
Thaniah9345/
Thangaiyah895/
Teangiah884/
Tahaniah883/
Tanggiah882/
Tahngiah881/
Thanjiah881/
Thamgiah881/
Thanggia881/
Taniah86906/
Tangia86278/
Thania86269/
Tangaiyah822/
Thongia80133/
Tanagia8035/
Tanjiah8019/
Tahniah8018/
Tanhiah8011/
Tangiau809/
Tahania807/
Thaniea806/
Teaniah801/
Tangiha801/
Tangiad801/
Taungia801/
Tania77143,417/
Thangnoi75119/
Tangniho7542/
Thongiad7534/
Tangoiya758/
Thanijay753/
Thanyath751/
Tangaiya751/
Tangihau751/
Tangnath751/
Teingiah751/
Thanaiya751/
Tahannia751/
Tangnaha751/
Tasingia751/
Theangna751/
Thangnap751/
Thanhiay751/
Thanyach751/
Tahangio751/
Tasnia718,928/
Tansia711,043/
Tanzia711,038/
Tanjia71996/
Tongia71963/
Thanya71511/
Tajnia71390/
Tanias71200/
Tanjga71188/
Tansah71188/
Thanha71186/
Tagnia71156/
Tangio71118/
Tahnia71102/
Tannia7189/
Thanio7167/
Tangea7161/
Tanija7149/
Thanza7136/
Tanjah7125/
Toniah7124/
Tanyah7117/
Thansa7116/
Thanja7110/
Taunia718/
Tainia718/
Taniea717/
Taniaa716/
Taniad715/
Tangna715/
Taniap714/
Thonia714/
Taneah713/
Taniho713/
Taania712/
Thanho711/
Taniat711/
Tanioa711/
Taįnia711/
Tahanihuo711/
Teania711/
Taynia711/
Theanjiea711/
Thonggiad711/
Thamnihai711/
Thaanyaah711/
Thaungnoi711/
Dtania711/
Tangnoi67211/
Tongnia6784/
Tanjiat6774/
Tongiad6746/
Thanjai6741/
Thansai6716/
Thansap6715/
Tanaija6714/
Tahanea6710/
Tahanha677/
Tahanya674/
Tanngio674/
Teingia673/
Tanijay673/
Tanajia672/
Thansad672/
Thongea672/
Tangnat672/
Teannia671/
Thanieo671/
Thanoja671/
Thanyas671/
Taniosh671/
Taungea671/
Tamnyah671/
Taneyia671/
Thanyai671/
Taignia671/
Tangeay671/
Tangioy671/
Tanhiho671/
Taniaie671/
Tanihoi671/
Tanihou671/
Tanjaih671/
Tanegio671/
Tonniah671/
Tongiat671/
Theansa671/
Thongneaha671/
Thanjad671/
Tanngna671/
Tangnay670/

Thangiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thangiah in the Marathi language
थांगीथthangitha33.33
थांगthanga33.33
तंगयाtangaya33.33

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Footnotes

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