Dahanayake Surname
Approximately 15,446 people bear this surname
Dahanayake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 15,276 | 1:1,362 | 193 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Dahanayake Demographics
Average Dahanayake Salary in
United States
$30,567 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dahanayake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahanayake Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dahanayake occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dahanayake.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahanayake? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 34,317th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 471,808 people. The last name Dahanayake occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dahanayake are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 15,276 people, or 1 in 1,362. Not including Sri Lanka this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Dahanayake Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Dahanayake earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.16% less than the national average, earning $30,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.24% more than the national average, earning $59,242 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhahanayake | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dahanayace | 90 | 1 | / |
| Dahanaike | 84 | 7 | / |
| Daanayaka | 84 | 1 | / |
| Dahannake | 84 | 1 | / |
| Dhanayaka | 84 | 1 | / |
| Dhanake | 82 | 1,699 | / |
| Danaake | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dhannayaka | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dhahanhake | 80 | 2 | / |
| Danayaka | 78 | 17 | / |
| Dhannake | 78 | 2 | / |
| Dhanakey | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dhaanake | 78 | 1 | / |
| Danake | 75 | 1,018 | / |
| Danhayaki | 74 | 5 | / |
| Dahaneike | 74 | 1 | / |
| Dannayaka | 74 | 1 | / |
| Dhonake | 71 | 6 | / |
| Danhake | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dainake | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dannake | 71 | 2 | / |
| Daynake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danayka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhannayika | 70 | 10 | / |
| Dhannayiki | 70 | 3 | / |
| Danayika | 67 | 4 | / |
| Daenaike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehnaike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dannacke | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dahanayake
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