Amerasinghe Surname

102,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,611 people bear this surname

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

Amerasinghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amerasinghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,4581:4,668680
United States511:7,107,038327,397
England171:3,277,533109,658
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Amerasinghe Last Name Facts

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

Amerasinghe occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amerasinghe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 102,236th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,580,470 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Amerasinghe live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Amerasinghe is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 4,458 people, or 1 in 4,668. Aside from Sri Lanka it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Amerasinghe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amerasinghe last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Amerasinghe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $50,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $35,360 CAD 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
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  • 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 Amerasinghe
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