Gunaratna Surname

68,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,238 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7,0171:2,965405
United States621:5,846,112285,490
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Australia271:999,84158,390
England191:2,932,529101,561
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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'.

- gunaras199

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunarathna9530,732/
Gunaratnea951/
Gunaratne8930,880/
Guneratna894/
Gunaratny891/
Gunaranga891/
Gunarathne8420,483/
Goonarathna804/
Gunarathnne801/
Goonaratne74972/
Goonarathne70367/

Gunaratna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunaratna in the Oriya language
ଗୁଣରତନ୍gunaratan-
Gunaratna in the Marathi language
गुणरgunara71.43
गुनरgunara14.29
गुणारgunara14.29
Gunaratna in the Russian language
Гунаратнаgunaratna-

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