Around the world, Padmanaban (Padmanaban 
) is quite a rare male forename. The forename Padmanaban is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is a rare masculine name, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Padmanaban is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Padmanaban | United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, United States |
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padmanaban chengalvarayan an Indian writer, researcher, creator of world record in research, IN |
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| ramachandran padmanaban Indian businessperson (born 1939, child of Deivanayagam Ramachandran), IN (b. 1939) |
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padmanaban gopalan Indian social entrepreneur (born 1993), IN (b. 1993) |
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| padmanaban ramanathan researcher |
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| padmanaban krishnan researcher |
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| padmanaban s suresh researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-6126-2974) |
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| padmanaban venkatesan researcher |
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