Thilakan Surname

290,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Thilakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thilakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8061:951,69440,741
United Arab Emirates2561:35,7903,775
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Oman101:368,7975,193
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Thilakan (4,888) may also be a first name.

Thilakan Last Name Facts

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

Thilakan (Marathi: िथलांकन) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thilakan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 290,184th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,520,868 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Thilakan are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 61 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 97,562nd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 4,888 people.

The last name Thilakan is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 806 people, or 1 in 951,694. In India Thilakan is most frequent in: Kerala, where 85 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found and Karnataka, where 2 percent are found. Aside from India this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 19 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thilakan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thilakan in the Marathi language
िथलांकनithalankana42.86
िथलकानithalakana21.43
थीलकनthilakana14.29
ितलकनitalakana7.14
लकनlakana7.14
िथलाकनithalakana7.14

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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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