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

Dodanwela is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dodanwela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dodanwela is the 274,840th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,157,499 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dodanwela live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Dodanwela is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,389 people, or 1 in 14,981. Barring Sri Lanka Dodanwela is found in 4 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Dodanwela
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