Asanka Surname

43,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,088 people bear this surname

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

Asanka Surname User-submission:

The Asanka surname means 'one without doubt'.

Asanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka11,9871:1,736239
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Oman41:921,9937,313
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Asanka (89,908) may also be a first name.

Asanka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Asanka surname means 'one without doubt'.

- faydark

Asanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asanka (Hindi: आसांका, Russian: Асанька) is most common in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Asanka.

How Common Is The Last Name Asanka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,064th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 602,874 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Asanka reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 11,213th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 89,908 people.

The surname Asanka is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 11,987 people, or 1 in 1,736. Aside from Sri Lanka it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Asanka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asanka in the Hindi language
आसांकाasanka-
Asanka in the Russian language
Асанькаasanka-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Asanka
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