Thigarajan Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Thigarajan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thigarajan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Thigarajan (31) may also be a first name.

Thigarajan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thigarajan (Hindi: थीगाराजन, Marathi: िथगाराजन) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Thigarajan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thigarajan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Thigarajan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Thigarajan are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 57 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held given name internationally, held by 31 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 47 percent reside, Penang, where 29 percent reside and Johor, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thigarajan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thigarajan in the Hindi language
थीगाराजनthigarajana-
Thigarajan in the Marathi language
िथगाराजनithagarajana40
िथगराजनithagarajana40
थीगाराजनthigarajana20

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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 Thigarajan
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