Goonerathne Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Goonerathne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Goonerathne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goonerathne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goonerathne occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Goonerathne? popularity and diffusion
It is the 773,729th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Goonerathne are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Besides Sri Lanka this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 0 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gooneratne | 95 | 8,018 | / |
| Goonarathne | 91 | 367 | / |
| Goonerathna | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gooneratn | 90 | 1 | / |
| Goonaratne | 86 | 972 | / |
| Gunerathne | 86 | 950 | / |
| Gooneratna | 86 | 10 | / |
| Guneratne | 80 | 3,030 | / |
| Gonerani | 74 | 105 | / |
| Guneratna | 70 | 4 | / |
| Ganaratne | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gosnerand | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ganeran | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ganneran | 63 | 0 | / |
| Aneyratna | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ganerrant | 60 | 0 | / |
| Goniram | 56 | 489 | / |
| Ganeron | 56 | 37 | / |
| Ganeram | 56 | 4 | / |
| Ganhran | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ganiran | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gagneron | 53 | 34 | / |
| Ganesram | 53 | 16 | / |
| Ganyoran | 53 | 11 | / |
| Ganneram | 53 | 10 | / |
| Ganneron | 53 | 2 | / |
| Ganiraan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gagniran | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ggoniram | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ghaneram | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gangneron | 50 | 11 | / |
| Ganneeram | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gannearam | 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
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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 Goonerathne
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