Amarathunga Surname
Approximately 8,874 people bear this surname
Amarathunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 8,844 | 1:2,353 | 313 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Amarathunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amarathunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amarathunga is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amarathunga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 57,071st most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 821,224 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Amarathunga live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 8,844 people, or 1 in 2,353. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarathungea | 96 | 1 | / |
| Amaratunga | 95 | 10,520 | / |
| Amarathunge | 91 | 1,395 | / |
| Amaratunge | 86 | 2,223 | / |
| Ameratunga | 86 | 40 | / |
| Amarathumge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Omrawuthionga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amirthanayag | 61 | 1 | / |
| Amirthanayakiee | 54 | 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
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- 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 Amarathunga
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