Bamunusinghe Surname

175,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,448 people bear this surname

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

Bamunusinghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bamunusinghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,3391:8,8961,290
Thailand791:894,156140,446
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bamunusinghe Last Name Facts

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

Bamunusinghe is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamunusinghe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,097th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,976,939 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Bamunusinghe live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Bamunusinghe is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,339 people, or 1 in 8,896. Apart from Sri Lanka Bamunusinghe is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.

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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 Bamunusinghe
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