Amaratunga Surname
Approximately 10,520 people bear this surname
Amaratunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 10,306 | 1:2,019 | 278 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Amaratunga Demographics
Average Amaratunga Salary in
United States
$64,488 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Amaratunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amaratunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amaratunga occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amaratunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 48,942nd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 692,733 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Amaratunga live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Amaratunga is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 10,306 people, or 1 in 2,019. Not including Sri Lanka this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Amaratunga Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Amaratunga earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 49.45% more than the national average, earning $64,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $56,342 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarathunga | 95 | 8,874 | / |
| Amartunga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Amaratung | 95 | 1 | / |
| Amarathungea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amaratunge | 90 | 2,223 | / |
| Ameratunga | 90 | 40 | / |
| Amarathunge | 86 | 1,395 | / |
| Amaeartunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amartonga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Omratunnga | 80 | 18 | / |
| Amarathumge | 76 | 1 | / |
| Amartouang | 70 | 1 | / |
| Umaru Danga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iamratnachai | 64 | 35 | / |
| Ameruding | 63 | 13 | / |
| Aimratanachai | 61 | 1 | / |
| Yamirudeng | 60 | 116 | / |
| Amirudding | 60 | 2 | / |
| Ummaru Dangayu | 58 | 1 | / |
| Imratnachai | 57 | 100 | / |
| Amroding | 56 | 37 | / |
| Amriding | 56 | 16 | / |
| Eiamrattanachai | 56 | 1 | / |
| Amerding | 56 | 1 | / |
| Amaro Tinoco | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ameroding | 53 | 126 | / |
| Amiroding | 53 | 8 | / |
| Amerodeng | 53 | 2 | / |
| Am-Riding | 53 | 1 | / |
| Omrawatnachai | 52 | 45 | / |
| Umaru Dankuya | 52 | 1 | / |
| Yamreudeewong | 52 | 1 | / |
| Umar Tanko | 50 | 20 | / |
| Iamrutta Awong | 50 | 1 | / |
| Umar-Tanko | 50 | 1 | / |
| Umaru Dan Agwe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ummaru Dan Ugu | 50 | 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 Amaratunga
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