Chandrasekera Surname

93,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,111 people bear this surname

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

Chandrasekera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chandrasekera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,8971:4,249617
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
England431:1,295,76958,667
Australia421:642,75544,739
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Qatar161:147,37516,023
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397

Chandrasekera (13) may also be a first name.

Chandrasekera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chandrasekera has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chandrasekera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,373rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,425,855 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Chandrasekera are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

Chandrasekera is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4,897 people, or 1 in 4,249. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Chandrasekera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chandrasekera surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Chandrasekera earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning $36,375 USD per year.

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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 Chandrasekera
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