Dharmaratne Surname

57,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,886 people bear this surname

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

Dharmaratne Surname User-submission:

It means 'gem of the law' or 'guardian of the religious law'. From the words dharma, meaning 'religious law' and ratne, meaning 'gem'.

Dharmaratne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8,6981:2,392319
United Arab Emirates581:157,97011,714
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England111:5,065,278148,650
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Dharmaratne (308) may also be a first name.

Dharmaratne Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'gem of the law' or 'guardian of the religious law'. From the words dharma, meaning 'religious law' and ratne, meaning 'gem'.

- pauldharmaratne

Dharmaratne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dharmaratne is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dharmaratne? popularity and diffusion

Dharmaratne is the 57,007th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 820,115 people. The last name Dharmaratne occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dharmaratne reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dharmaratne is also the 501,377th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 308 people.

It is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 8,698 people, or 1 in 2,392. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Dharmaratne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dharmaratne surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dharmaratne earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.18% more than the national average, earning $50,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dharmarathne965,216/
Dharma'ratne961/
Darmaratne951/
Dharmaratna911,205/
Dharmaran901/
Dharmarathna873,761/
Darmaratna861/
Dharmaramt861/
Darmarathna824/
Dharmarahan821/
Dharmaram80625/
Darmarani8021/
Darmairana7647/
Darmaram74163/
Dharmoram701/
Dharmooram671/
Dormoran630/

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