Tharakan Surname

98,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Tharakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tharakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,0631:371,82020,010
Kuwait6461:5,883808
United Arab Emirates6111:14,9961,837
Qatar2871:8,216893
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Oman2621:14,0761,586
United States2141:1,693,733112,431
Bahrain1911:7,0611,301
Canada581:635,26952,014
England531:1,051,28451,324
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales51:618,90625,852
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Tharakan (121) may also be a first name.

Tharakan Last Name Facts

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

Tharakan (Hindi: थाराकन, Marathi: थाराकन, Oriya: ଥାରକାନ) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Tharakan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tharakan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,592nd most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,515,713 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Tharakan live; 47 percent live in West Asia and 47 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Tharakan is also the 848,089th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 121 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 2,063 people, or 1 in 371,820. In India Tharakan is most frequent in: Kerala, where 77 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 5 percent are found and Karnataka, where 3 percent are found. Barring India it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 13 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent are found.

Tharakan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tharakan are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tharakan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.31% more than the national average, earning $53,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $55,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tharakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tharakan in the Hindi language
थाराकनtharakana-
Tharakan in the Oriya language
ଥାରକାନtharakana-
Tharakan in the Marathi language
थाराकनtharakana24.1
ठरकनtharakana21.69
थारकनtharakana21.69
थरकनtharakana10.84
ताराकनtarakana9.64
तरकनtarakana2.41
ठराकनtharakana2.41
तारकनtarakana2.41
थारकानtharakana2.41
तरकुनtarakuna2.41

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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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