Abeysinghe Surname

14,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,429 people bear this surname

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

Abeysinghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abeysinghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka38,6651:53862
Australia2211:122,15213,424
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
England961:580,39635,131
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Canada441:837,40065,151
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Oman41:921,9937,313
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Maldives31:134,7244,057
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397

Abeysinghe (38) may also be a first name.

Abeysinghe Last Name Facts

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

Abeysinghe is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abeysinghe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,134th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 184,827 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Abeysinghe are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Abeysinghe is also the 1,662,754th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 38 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 38,665 people, or 1 in 538. Apart from Sri Lanka it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Abeysinghe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Abeysinghe last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Abeysinghe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.73% more than the national average, earning $63,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Obiesigha633/
Ayeisigye631/
Ayyesigye631/
Oweiseighe6038/
Ayiesiga561/
Oweyesiga5332/
Oweiseghe531/
Oweizighe531/
Oweyisiga531/
Obiecheghe501/
Oweiseigha501/

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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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  • 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 Abeysinghe
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