Tharanga Surname

26,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Tharanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tharanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka19,7341:1,054136
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Maldives11:404,1727,269
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Tharanga (51,223) may also be a first name.

Tharanga Last Name Facts

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

Tharanga (Oriya: ଥାରା) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tharanga.

How Common Is The Last Name Tharanga? popularity and diffusion

Tharanga is the 26,978th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 365,969 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Tharanga live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tharanga is also the 18,141st most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 51,223 people.

The last name Tharanga is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 19,734 people, or 1 in 1,054. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Kuwait, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tharanga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tharanga in the Oriya language
ଥାରାthara-

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