Gajanayaka Surname
Approximately 2,953 people bear this surname
Gajanayaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,924 | 1:7,116 | 1,038 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Gajanayaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gajanayaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gajanayaka has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gajanayaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gajanayaka is the 149,578th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,467,845 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gajanayaka are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,924 people, or 1 in 7,116. Excluding Sri Lanka Gajanayaka exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gajanayake | 90 | 5,835 | / |
| Gajanayeka | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ajenayaka | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ejanayaka | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gujanayake | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gajanayeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ainayaka | 78 | 12 | / |
| Gejanayki | 74 | 3 | / |
| Goynayaka | 74 | 1 | / |
| Eyanayaka | 74 | 1 | / |
| Gujanake | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Gajanayaka
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