Edirisinghe Surname

10,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,303 people bear this surname

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

Edirisinghe Surname User-submission:

The Edirisinghe surname comes from the Sinhala words ediri, meaning 'brave', and -sinha (-singha, -singhe), meaning 'lion'.

Edirisinghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka54,3791:38338
United Arab Emirates2581:35,5133,762
Australia1311:206,07420,044
England1091:511,17532,340
Qatar941:25,0852,628
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Canada831:443,92338,562
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Oman41:921,9937,313
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Edirisinghe (508) may also be a first name.

Edirisinghe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Edirisinghe surname comes from the Sinhala words ediri, meaning 'brave', and -sinha (-singha, -singhe), meaning 'lion'.

- sanali

Edirisinghe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Edirisinghe is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edirisinghe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,173rd most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 131,775 people. The last name Edirisinghe occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Edirisinghe live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Edirisinghe is also the 375,473rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 508 people.

It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 54,379 people, or 1 in 383. Barring Sri Lanka this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Edirisinghe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Edirisinghe last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Edirisinghe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.07% less than the national average, earning €4,785 per year; in United States they earn 10.02% less than the national average, earning $38,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $46,480 CAD per year.

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