Dhammapala Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

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

Dhammapala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhammapala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dhammapala (57) may also be a first name.

Dhammapala Last Name Facts

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

Dhammapala (Marathi: मपाला) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhammapala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Dhammapala is predominantly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Dhammapala are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dhammapala is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 57 people.

The last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Besides Sri Lanka it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 24 percent reside.

Dhammapala Last Name Statistics demography

Dhammapala earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dhammapala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhammapala in the Marathi language
मपालाmapala80
मपालmapala4
मापाळाmapala4
दुधमलdudhamala4
मापलाmapala4
मपाळाmapala4

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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
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  • 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 Dhammapala
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