Dilanka Surname

130,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,456 people bear this surname

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

Dilanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dilanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,4351:6,058889
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Seychelles11:92,3931,532

Dilanka (6,476) may also be a first name.

Dilanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dilanka is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dilanka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 130,855th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,108,665 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dilanka are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dilanka is also the 81,600th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 6,476 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 3,435 people, or 1 in 6,058. Barring Sri Lanka this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dilangka9357/
Dulanka86365/
Dilanke861/
Dilanki861/
Dilancea806/
Ditlanke801/
Ditlhanke7591/
Dilanco71155/
Delanko7131/
Delonka711/
Delanca710/
Delyanko6735/
Dulangko6717/
Dilanchi671/
Delhanky670/
Delancker6393/
Daillance6317/
Ditlhonke6311/
Dilatenco631/
Delanceau630/
Delance57995/
Dylanco579/
Delomka572/
Delanco571/
Delyachenko561/
Delancey533,213/
Deliance53287/
Delanche535/
De'lance534/
Delyance533/
Delanque531/
Delancoy531/
Delancois5012/
Deloncker5011/
Delauncey508/
De'lancey501/

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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 Dilanka
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