Thankian Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Thankian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thankian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thankian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thankian is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thankian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thankian is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Thankian is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Thankian live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Thankian is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 67 percent reside and Karnataka, where 17 percent reside. Aside from India Thankian exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 33 percent reside and Kuwait, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tankian9344/
Thankaiyan891/
Tangkian88521/
Tankiang88158/
Thonkian88108/
Tankhian8814/
Tankgian881/
Tangkhian8290/
Tangkiang8221/
Thongkian821/
Tankejian821/
Tankyan8052/
Tonkian8016/
Tankiam801/
Tanqian801/
Thongkhian78267/
Thankayyan7810/
Thongkiang787/
Tangkion7541/
Tonkhian7531/
Tangqian7520/
Tongkian757/
Tanquian757/
Tanchian754/
Tanqiang751/
Thongkhiane744/
Tangchian711/
Tangquian711/

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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 Thankian
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