Thanigai Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Thanigai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Thanigai (439) may also be a first name.
Thanigai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thanigai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thanigai (Marathi: थानीगई) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thanigai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,323,005th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Thanigai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Thanigai reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Thanigai is also the 409,203rd most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 439 people.
It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 22,560,747. In India Thanigai is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 76 percent are found, Telangana, where 12 percent are found and Karnataka, where 3 percent are found. Excluding India Thanigai exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thaniga | 93 | 26 | / |
| Taniga | 86 | 30 | / |
| Tanigi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tanigau | 80 | 39 | / |
| Taniega | 80 | 36 | / |
| Tanigoi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tangigi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thonigi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tanigoa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tagniga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tanigui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thannghinga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tanigy | 71 | 942 | / |
| Tanega | 71 | 619 | / |
| Tanuga | 71 | 241 | / |
| Tanjga | 71 | 188 | / |
| Toniga | 71 | 110 | / |
| Tanige | 71 | 22 | / |
| Tonigi | 71 | 18 | / |
| Tañiga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Teniga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tenigi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Taunega | 67 | 12 | / |
| Taniges | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tangega | 67 | 8 | / |
| Thenuga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thonega | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tañiega | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tonigui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thanege | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teeniga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanyoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taniger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanhuga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuiniga | 67 | 1 | / |
Thanigai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Thanigai in the Marathi language | ||
| थानीगई | thaniga'i | - |
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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 Thanigai
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