Amarasingha Surname
Approximately 4,801 people bear this surname
Amarasingha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4,751 | 1:4,380 | 641 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Amarasingha (23) may also be a first name.
Amarasingha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amarasingha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amarasingha (Hindi: अमरसिंह) is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Amarasingha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 98,728th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,517,922 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Amarasingha are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Amarasingha is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 23 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 4,751 people, or 1 in 4,380. Apart from Sri Lanka it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammarasingha | 96 | 1 | / |
| Amarasinga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Amarasinghe | 91 | 74,734 | / |
| Amerasingha | 91 | 4 | / |
| Amarasinghi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Amorasingha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amarasingas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Aamarasinghe | 87 | 9 | / |
| Amaraasinghe | 87 | 1 | / |
| Amarasingheh | 87 | 1 | / |
| Amarasinnghe | 87 | 1 | / |
| Amarassinghe | 87 | 1 | / |
| Amarashinghe | 87 | 1 | / |
| Amarasingi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amarasinge | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amaranga | 84 | 4 | / |
| Amarangga | 80 | 6 | / |
| Amarango | 74 | 16 | / |
| Amorongo | 53 | 2 | / |
Amarasingha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amarasingha in the Hindi language | ||
| अमरसिंह | amarasinha | - |
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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 Amarasingha
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