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) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thigarajan? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Thigarajan is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia Thigarajan is primarily found in: Selangor, where 47 percent are found, Penang, where 29 percent are found and Johor, where 6 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

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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  • 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 Thigarajan
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