Godawatta Surname
Approximately 664 people bear this surname
Godawatta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Godawatta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Godawatta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Godawatta is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Godawatta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 496,702nd most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 10,975,220 people. Godawatta is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Godawatta are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godawaththa | 90 | 4 | / |
| Godawatte | 89 | 14 | / |
| Odawata | 88 | 1 | / |
| Godawati | 82 | 20 | / |
| Adawata | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gudavata | 71 | 7 | / |
| Godavati | 71 | 6 | / |
| Odauwota | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godavate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Godavathi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Godavathy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gudawajtys | 63 | 14 | / |
| Godovataya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Adavata | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gadavati | 59 | 9 | / |
| Gadavate | 59 | 5 | / |
| Adavatas | 59 | 3 | / |
| Gudavati | 59 | 3 | / |
| Godaboti | 59 | 1 | / |
| Godabote | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ghadavati | 56 | 16 | / |
| Gudavathi | 56 | 3 | / |
| Adabato | 50 | 21 | / |
| Houdheivata | 50 | 9 | / |
| Odaboto | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Godawatta
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