Gamanayake Surname
Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname
Gamanayake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,169 | 1:17,800 | 2,457 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Gamanayake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gamanayake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gamanayake is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gamanayake? popularity and diffusion
Gamanayake is the 319,593rd most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,228,672 people. The surname Gamanayake occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Gamanayake reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
Gamanayake is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamanayak | 95 | 2 | / |
| Gamanayaka | 90 | 9 | / |
| Amanake | 82 | 2 | / |
| Aimanayaka | 80 | 195 | / |
| Aimanayaki | 80 | 25 | / |
| Amanakey | 78 | 1 | / |
| Aaimanayaka | 76 | 1 | / |
| Aimanayakka | 76 | 1 | / |
| Amanauked | 74 | 1 | / |
| Omanake | 71 | 5 | / |
| Amanike | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amanaqe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amanyeki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amaneaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamonake | 67 | 0 | / |
| Amaneache | 63 | 1 | / |
| Omonake | 59 | 16 | / |
| Amonike | 59 | 5 | / |
| Omanike | 59 | 2 | / |
| Omanyeki | 56 | 1 | / |
| Amanouche | 53 | 1 | / |
| Oumanaque | 53 | 1 | / |
| Amaanhique | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ahmanouche | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gamanayake
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