Worldwide, Tharakan (Tharakan 
) is a very rare epicene given name. The first name Tharakan is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is an extremely rare gender-neutral name. Much more prevalently, Tharakan is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Tharakan | United Arab Emirates, Oman, United States, India, Saudi Arabia |
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thachil matthoo tharakan Indian trader and Christian leader, IN (b. 1741) |
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| puthencavu mathan tharakan poet, IN (b. 1903) |
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| tharu tharakan researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-1010-7576) |
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| kizhakkethalakkal mathan tharakan |
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