Abenayake Surname

496,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 665 people bear this surname

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

Abenayake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abenayake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
United States71:51,779,848968,877

Abenayake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abenayake is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Abenayake click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abenayake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 496,112th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Abenayake live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Beside Sri Lanka it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Abenayake Last Name Statistics demography

Abenayake earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abeynayake956,159/
Abenayaka899/
Abeynayaka841,575/
Aubenake821/
Abeynaike781,374/
Abhinayak782/
Abenayeka781/
Obenayaka781/
Obenake751/
Abenike751/
Abanaike713/
Obinayak711/
Oboniyake673/
Abaynaike671/
Obinake6314/
Avinake631/
Obenike631/
Abinike631/
Obinaike5957/
Obanaike5925/
Aboneike591/
Gabeneek590/
Hampinayk561/
Obinike504/
Owenike504/
Awinike502/

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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 Abenayake
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