Athurugiriya Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

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

Athurugiriya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athurugiriya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Athurugiriya Last Name Facts

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

Athurugiriya is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Athurugiriya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 540,721st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Athurugiriya live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Athurugiriya is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Not including Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Athurugiri91368/
Athargiri761/
Uthargiri6712/
Utharagir579/

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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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  • 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 Athurugiriya
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