Dheerasekara Surname
Approximately 528 people bear this surname
Dheerasekara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Dheerasekara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dheerasekara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dheerasekara is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dheerasekara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 590,896th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Dheerasekara are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
Dheerasekara is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Excluding Sri Lanka it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dheerasekera | 92 | 4 | / |
| Dhirasekara | 87 | 4 | / |
| Drasekar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhirasekera | 78 | 3 | / |
| Dharaskar | 76 | 682 | / |
| Drasekhar | 76 | 58 | / |
| Dhoraskar | 76 | 10 | / |
| Dhiraskar | 76 | 1 | / |
| Dhorasakar | 73 | 11 | / |
| Dharasukar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dighraskar | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dharasakar | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dhyaraskar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dharskar | 70 | 30 | / |
| Duraskar | 70 | 11 | / |
| Doraskar | 70 | 11 | / |
| Dighrasakar | 70 | 4 | / |
| Deruskar | 70 | 3 | / |
| Daraskar | 70 | 2 | / |
| Darsekar | 70 | 2 | / |
| Digharaskar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Durai Sekar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Teraskar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Dhorskar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Diraskar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tarasekar | 67 | 71 | / |
| Darasakar | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dharasker | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dharasiyakar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dharoskar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Durasakar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Terasakar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drasikhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torasekar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dorasakar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Darwaskar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhareskar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dewruskar | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Dheerasekara
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