Thankarajah Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Thankarajah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thankarajah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Thankarajah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thankarajah is most common in England. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Thankarajah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thankarajah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Thankarajah is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Thankarajah live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England Thankarajah is most common in: Greater London, where 89 percent reside and Wiltshire, where 11 percent reside. Not including England Thankarajah is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Thankarajah
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