Ekanayaka Surname

32,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,551 people bear this surname

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

Ekanayaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ekanayaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka16,3721:1,271177
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Maldives31:134,7244,057
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Ekanayaka (289) may also be a first name.

Ekanayaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ekanayaka (Russian: Эканаяка) is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ekanayaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekanayaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,198th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 440,308 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ekanayaka are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ekanayaka is also the 519,842nd most common first name internationally It is held by 289 people.

The last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 16,372 people, or 1 in 1,271. Not including Sri Lanka Ekanayaka occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Ekanayaka Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ekanayaka earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.26% less than the national average, earning $26,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.79% more than the national average, earning $71,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ekanayaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekanayaka in the Russian language
Эканаякаekanaaka-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekanayaka
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