Thankayan Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Thankayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thankayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Thankayan (11) may also be a first name.

Thankayan Last Name Facts

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

Thankayan (Marathi: थांकायान) is more commonly found in Qatar than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thankayan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Thankayan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Thankayan live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Thankayan is most widely held in Qatar, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Outside of Qatar it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 40 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thankayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thankayan in the Marathi language
थांकायानthankayana-

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