Thiruchelvam Surname

184,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,298 people bear this surname

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

Thiruchelvam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thiruchelvam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
England1911:291,71822,402
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Malaysia951:310,46616,916
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
India181:42,614,743461,117
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Norway121:428,52437,411
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Thiruchelvam (507) may also be a first name.

Thiruchelvam Last Name Facts

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

Thiruchelvam occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thiruchelvam? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 184,580th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,171,256 people. Thiruchelvam is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Thiruchelvam reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Thiruchelvam is also the 375,944th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 507 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,681 people, or 1 in 12,379. Aside from Sri Lanka Thiruchelvam occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Thiruchelvam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thiruchelvam earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 12.56% less than the national average, earning 302,629 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiruchelvam9644/
Thiruchselvam964/
Thirucelvam964/
Thiruchellvam962/
Thirucheluam9210/
Thiruchelbam921/
Thiruchelwam921/
Therucheelvam881/
Thirudselvam831/
Theruchalvam831/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Thiruchelvam
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