Dodanwela Surname

274,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,413 people bear this surname

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

Dodanwela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dodanwela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,3891:14,9812,125
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Dodanwela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dodanwela occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dodanwela.

How Common Is The Last Name Dodanwela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 274,840th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,157,499 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dodanwela are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Dodanwela is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,389 people, or 1 in 14,981. Barring Sri Lanka this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Dodanwela
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