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 most common in Sri Lanka. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamunusinghe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 175,097th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,976,939 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Bamunusinghe live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Bamunusinghe is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,339 people, or 1 in 8,896. Excluding Sri Lanka this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Bamunusinghe
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