Godamunne Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

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

Godamunne Surname User-submission:

Godamunne means 'top of the hill' or 'top of the mass of people' in Sinhala. It's the a name of a very old village (which had residences of Sinhalese Royalty) in the central hill country of Sri Lanka, about 13 miles East of Kandy. The village buildings and the buildings of its Buddhist Temple ("Sagama Temple") were set on fire by the English during their military operations to occupy the Kandyan-Sinhalese ruled hill country following a rebellion against the English-led British rule in 1818 AD.

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Godamunne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States91:40,273,215872,126
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Godamunne Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Godamunne means 'top of the hill' or 'top of the mass of people' in Sinhala. It's the a name of a very old village (which had residences of Sinhalese Royalty) in the central hill country of Sri Lanka, about 13 miles East of Kandy. The village buildings and the buildings of its Buddhist Temple ("Sagama Temple") were set on fire by the English during their military operations to occupy the Kandyan-Sinhalese ruled hill country following a rebellion against the English-led British rule in 1818 AD. A lot of Sinhalese villagers living here were shot and killed by the English. The temple's records describe the sad events.The village still exists.The damage to the temple buildings was repaired by the local people soon after the punitive destruction.

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Godamunne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Godamunne is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Godamunne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 367,731st most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,443,867 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Godamunne reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 950 people, or 1 in 21,904. Other than Sri Lanka it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Godamunne Last Name Statistics demography

Godamunne earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year.

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