Thankavelu Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Thankavelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Thankavelu (967) may also be a first name.
Thankavelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thankavelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thankavelu is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thankavelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thankavelu is the 2,506,728th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Thankavelu live; 47 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Thankavelu is also the 259,308th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 967 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,053,365. In Malaysia Thankavelu is most frequent in: Selangor, where 43 percent are found, Kedah, where 32 percent are found and Perak, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 37 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tankavelu | 95 | 4 | / |
| Thangkavelu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Thangkavellu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Tankavellu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Thankavilu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Tankavaelu | 90 | 1 | / |
| Thankaveloo | 86 | 18 | / |
| Thangkevelu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tongkavelu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tangkavalu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tangkaveloo | 76 | 1 | / |
| Tankevalu | 74 | 6 | / |
| Thongkaveloo | 73 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Thankavelu
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