Dahanayaka Surname

84,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,743 people bear this surname

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

Dahanayaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahanayaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5,7011:3,650515
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Dahanayaka Last Name Facts

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

Dahanayaka is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahanayaka? popularity and diffusion

Dahanayaka is the 84,166th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,268,944 people. Dahanayaka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dahanayaka reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 5,701 people, or 1 in 3,650. Barring Sri Lanka Dahanayaka exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Dahanayaka Last Name Statistics demography

Dahanayaka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhanayaka951/
Daanayaka951/
Dhannayaka905/
Danayaka8917/
Dannayaka841/
Dasnayaka841/
Danayka821/
Dhannayika8010/
Danayika784/
Dhanajika741/
Dannayika741/
Danajka71156/
Danaika719/
Daynayko671/
Dhanuika671/

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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 Dahanayaka
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