Gunaratnam Surname

178,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,397 people bear this surname

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

Gunaratnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunaratnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
Canada2371:155,46715,773
England1851:301,17922,911
Australia941:287,18825,495
Malaysia921:320,58917,368
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Norway171:302,48730,120
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Scotland61:892,30328,047
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397

Gunaratnam (154) may also be a first name.

Gunaratnam Last Name Facts

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

Gunaratnam (Hindi: गुनारत्नम) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunaratnam? popularity and diffusion

Gunaratnam is the 178,234th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,040,278 people. The surname Gunaratnam is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Gunaratnam are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gunaratnam is also the 740,891st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 154 people.

The last name Gunaratnam is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,608 people, or 1 in 12,941. Other than Sri Lanka this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Gunaratnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunaratnam surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gunaratnam earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 21.78% less than the national average, earning 270,690 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning $41,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $48,308 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunarathnam9513/
Gunarattnam954/
Gunnaratnam951/
Gunatratnam951/
Gunaretnam9033/
Gunaratnan9011/
Guneratnam9011/
Gunarainam901/
Goonaratnam861/
Gunarayhnam861/

Gunaratnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gunaratnam in the Hindi language
गुनारत्नमgunaratnama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gunaratnam
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