Amarasiri Surname

91,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,245 people bear this surname

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

Amarasiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amarasiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5,1891:4,010582
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England51:11,143,612252,590
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Amarasiri (1,950) may also be a first name.

Amarasiri Last Name Facts

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

Amarasiri is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Amarasiri.

How Common Is The Last Name Amarasiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amarasiri is the 91,293rd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,389,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Amarasiri live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Amarasiri is also the 171,647th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 1,950 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 5,189 people, or 1 in 4,010. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.

Amarasiri Last Name Statistics demography

Amarasiri earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

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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 Amarasiri
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