Gunaratna Surname
Approximately 7,238 people bear this surname
Gunaratna Surname User-submission:
Guna is Sinhalese for 'goodness', ratna is Sinhalese for 'gem'. So Gunaratna means, roughly, 'gem of goodness'.
Gunaratna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7,017 | 1:2,965 | 405 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Gunaratna (169) may also be a first name.
Gunaratna Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Guna is Sinhalese for 'goodness', ratna is Sinhalese for 'gem'. So Gunaratna means, roughly, 'gem of goodness'.
- gunaras199Gunaratna Demographics
Average Gunaratna Salary in
United States
$42,714 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gunaratna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunaratna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gunaratna (Marathi: गुणर, Oriya: ଗୁଣରତନ୍, Russian: Гунаратна) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunaratna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gunaratna is the 68,615th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,006,845 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gunaratna are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gunaratna is also the 703,581st most frequently held given name globally, borne by 169 people.
Gunaratna is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 7,017 people, or 1 in 2,965. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Gunaratna Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gunaratna last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gunaratna earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $42,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $42,349 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunarathna | 95 | 30,732 | / |
| Gunaratnea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gunaratne | 89 | 30,880 | / |
| Guneratna | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gunaratny | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gunaranga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gunarathne | 84 | 20,483 | / |
| Goonarathna | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gunarathnne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goonaratne | 74 | 972 | / |
| Goonarathne | 70 | 367 | / |
Gunaratna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gunaratna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗୁଣରତନ୍ | gunaratan | - |
| Gunaratna in the Marathi language | ||
| गुणर | gunara | 71.43 |
| गुनर | gunara | 14.29 |
| गुणार | gunara | 14.29 |
| Gunaratna in the Russian language | ||
| Гунаратна | gunaratna | - |
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