Amarasekere Surname
Approximately 440 people bear this surname
Amarasekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Amarasekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amarasekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amarasekere is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amarasekere? popularity and diffusion
The last name Amarasekere is the 677,464th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name Amarasekere is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Amarasekere are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Besides Sri Lanka Amarasekere occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarasekera | 91 | 7,428 | / |
| Amaresekere | 91 | 4 | / |
| Amarasekare | 91 | 2 | / |
| Amaraskera | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amarasekra | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amarasekara | 82 | 17,609 | / |
| Ameresekere | 82 | 1,805 | / |
| Amerasekera | 82 | 708 | / |
| Amarasakera | 82 | 9 | / |
| Amaresekera | 82 | 1 | / |
| Amaraskri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaraskar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaraseakara | 78 | 1 | / |
| Amarassekari | 78 | 1 | / |
| Amarasakar | 76 | 5 | / |
| Amraskar | 74 | 117 | / |
| Ameresekera | 73 | 300 | / |
| Amerasekara | 73 | 293 | / |
| Amra Souker | 73 | 4 | / |
| Amarasckara | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amaraiskara | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amarsakar | 70 | 33 | / |
| Amarasigr | 70 | 8 | / |
| Amrasakar | 70 | 7 | / |
| Amrsgheer | 70 | 2 | / |
| Amuraskar | 70 | 2 | / |
| Amarasghr | 70 | 1 | / |
| Aamraskar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Amarusakar | 67 | 26 | / |
| Aamrsgheer | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amrskheerh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Omar Askar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amiraskari | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amarasekere
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