Last name Thevar (Thevar 
) , globally, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Thevar is habitual in Malaysia, where it is quite a rare surname, Bahrain, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in India, Malaysia, and United Arab Emirates. Much less frequently, Thevar is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Thevar | Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, India, United Arab Emirates |
| pandithurai thevar founder of fourth tamil sangam and King of Palavanatham (1867-1911), IN (b. 1867) |
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periya karuppu thevar Indian actor, IN (b. 1937) |
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| p. rathinavelu thevar Indian politician (b. 1888) |
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| t. v. sasivarna thevar Indian politician (b. 1912) |
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| t. l. sasivarna thevar Indian politician, IN (b. 1912) |
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| p.k. mookiah thevar Indian politician, IN (b. 1923) |
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| o. a. k. thevar Indian actor (b. 1924) |
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| k. maya thevar Maya or Mayan. Vajpayee personally calls him MAYA, IN (b. 1934) |
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| k. dhanushkodi thevar Indian politician, IN |
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| r. r. thevar Indian politician, IN |
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| arunachala thevar Indian politician, IN |
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| s. alagu thevar Indian politician, IN |
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| s. shanmugamuthu thevar Indian politician, IN |
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