Varathan Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

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

Varathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Varathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Malaysia2531:116,5787,734
India1381:5,558,445134,139
Australia1081:249,96023,064
England811:687,87739,238
South Africa721:752,46852,376
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Varathan (230) may also be a first name.

Varathan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Varathan (Marathi: वरठान) is most common in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Varathan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 279,475th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,269,375 people. The last name Varathan is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Varathan live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Varathan is also the 591,855th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 230 people.

The last name Varathan is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 18 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Varathan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Varathan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning 347,315 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 65.8% more than the national average, earning R 394,008 per year and in United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Varathan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Varathan in the Marathi language
वरठानvarathana33.33
वरठांvaratham33.33
वाराथनvarathana16.67
वरथानvarathana16.67

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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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  • 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 Varathan
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