Amarasinghe Surname
Approximately 74,734 people bear this surname
Amarasinghe Surname User-submission:
The Amarasinghe surname means 'immortal lion'.
Amara means 'immortal'.
Singhe means 'lion'.
Amarasinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 72,798 | 1:286 | 28 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| United Arab Emirates | 262 | 1:34,971 | 3,721 |
| England | 212 | 1:262,821 | 20,935 |
| United States | 200 | 1:1,812,295 | 118,682 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Australia | 155 | 1:174,166 | 17,758 |
| Qatar | 150 | 1:15,720 | 1,709 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Amarasinghe (664) may also be a first name.
Amarasinghe Surname Meaning
Amarasinghe Demographics
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Amarasinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amarasinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amarasinghe is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amarasinghe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Amarasinghe is the 7,590th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 97,513 people. Amarasinghe is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Amarasinghe reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 322,067th most common first name on earth, borne by 664 people.
This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 72,798 people, or 1 in 286. Other than Sri Lanka it is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Amarasinghe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Amarasinghe are 29.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.74% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Amarasinghe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.13% more than the national average, earning R 404,304 per year; in United States they earn 17.5% more than the national average, earning $50,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $49,441 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aamarasinghe | 96 | 9 | / |
| Amarashinghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Amarassinghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Amaraasinghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Amarasingheh | 96 | 1 | / |
| Amarasinnghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Amarasinge | 95 | 2 | / |
| Amarasingha | 91 | 4,801 | / |
| Amarasinghi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ammarasingha | 87 | 1 | / |
| Amarasingi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amarasinga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amorasingha | 82 | 1 | / |
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