Tharaka Surname
Approximately 13,843 people bear this surname
Tharaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 13,668 | 1:1,522 | 214 |
| South Africa | 95 | 1:570,292 | 44,274 |
| India | 65 | 1:11,801,006 | 214,148 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Tharaka (41,257) may also be a first name.
Tharaka Demographics
Average Tharaka Salary in
South Africa
R 154,056
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tharaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tharaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tharaka is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tharaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tharaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,030th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 526,443 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Tharaka live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tharaka is also the 21,672nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 41,257 people.
The surname Tharaka is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 13,668 people, or 1 in 1,522. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Tharaka Last Name Statistics demography
Tharaka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.17% less than the national average, earning R 154,056 per year.
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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 Tharaka
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