Buwaneka Surname
Approximately 805 people bear this surname
Buwaneka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Buwaneka (2,445) may also be a first name.
Buwaneka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buwaneka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Buwaneka occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buwaneka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 428,665th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,052,852 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Buwaneka live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 149,672nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,445 people.
This last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 804 people, or 1 in 25,881. Outside of Sri Lanka it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Buwaneka
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