Gunaratne Surname

17,891st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,880 people bear this surname

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

Gunaratne Surname User-submission:

Guna is Sinhalese for 'goodness', ratna is Sinhalese for 'gem'. So Gunaratna means, roughly, 'gem of goodness'.

Gunaratne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka30,1131:69177
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Australia1581:170,85917,509
United Arab Emirates1091:84,0587,655
England1011:551,66433,983
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Canada671:549,93446,038
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Gunaratne (16) may also be a first name.

Gunaratne Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Guna is Sinhalese for 'goodness', ratna is Sinhalese for 'gem'. So Gunaratna means, roughly, 'gem of goodness'.

- gunaras199

A Sinhalese surname meaning 'as worthy as a jewel' or 'as virtuous as a gem'.

- helalak

Gunaratne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunaratne is found most in Sri Lanka. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunaratne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,891st most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 235,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gunaratne reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 30,113 people, or 1 in 691. Beside Sri Lanka it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Gunaratne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunaratne last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% registered with the party.

The amount Gunaratne earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $48,803 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.21% more than the national average, earning $74,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunarathne9520,483/
Gunaratnea951/
Gunarathnne901/
Gunaratna897,238/
Guneratne893,030/
Gunaraten892/
Gunarahne891/
Gunaratny891/
Gunaran884/
Gunarathna8430,732/
Goonaratne84972/
Gunerathne84950/
Ginarathne841/
Gunarani8227/
Gunarang8221/
Gonarane8210/
Gungaran826/
Gunarhan821/
Ghunaran821/
Goonarathne80367/
Gunaharan782/
Gunaron7523/
Gunaram755/
Gunoran752/
Gunhoran7137/
Ghunaram713/
Gaunaram711/
Gunnaram711/
Goungourane701/
Gunnarzon6711/
Gonoran632/
Gunoram632/
Gonhoran5928/

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