Goonesinghe Surname
Approximately 342 people bear this surname
Goonesinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Goonesinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goonesinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Goonesinghe occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goonesinghe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 814,680th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The surname Goonesinghe is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Goonesinghe live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Barring Sri Lanka this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Qatar, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goonasinghe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gunesinghe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gounasinghe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ganasinghe | 76 | 1 | / |
| Honisinger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghonesgi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gonhinga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ganesga | 56 | 1 | / |
| Anisinga | 53 | 3 | / |
| Gongenge | 53 | 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 Goonesinghe
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