Goonatilleke Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

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

Goonatilleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goonatilleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590

Goonatilleke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goonatilleke is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goonatilleke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 512,152nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. Goonatilleke occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Goonatilleke are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Besides Sri Lanka Goonatilleke occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 3 percent are found and Italy, where 2 percent are found.

Goonatilleke Last Name Statistics demography

Goonatilleke earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Goonatilleke
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