Edirisinghe Surname
Approximately 55,303 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 54,379 | 1:383 | 38 |
| United Arab Emirates | 258 | 1:35,513 | 3,762 |
| Australia | 131 | 1:206,074 | 20,044 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| Canada | 83 | 1:443,923 | 38,562 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
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'.
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edirishinghe | 96 | 4 | / |
| Esdirisinghe | 96 | 2 | / |
| Edirisinghes | 96 | 1 | / |
| Edirrisinghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Edisrisinghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Eedirisinghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Eidirisinghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Edirisinghea | 96 | 1 | / |
| Edirisinge | 95 | 1 | / |
| Edirisingha | 91 | 1,974 | / |
| Ederisinghe | 91 | 10 | / |
| Idirisinghe | 91 | 6 | / |
| Edhirisingha | 87 | 4 | / |
| Edirrisingha | 87 | 1 | / |
| Ederesinghe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Ederesingha | 73 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Edirisinghe
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