Gunasekara Surname
Approximately 79,113 people bear this surname
Gunasekara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 77,768 | 1:268 | 25 |
| United Arab Emirates | 280 | 1:32,722 | 3,512 |
| Australia | 212 | 1:127,338 | 13,906 |
| United States | 186 | 1:1,948,704 | 125,871 |
| England | 163 | 1:341,829 | 24,929 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Qatar | 72 | 1:32,750 | 3,419 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Gunasekara (351) may also be a first name.
Gunasekara Demographics
Gunasekara Political Affiliation
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Gunasekara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunasekara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gunasekara (Russian: Гунасекара) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunasekara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gunasekara is the 7,171st most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 92,116 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gunasekara live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Gunasekara is also the 465,148th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 351 people.
The surname Gunasekara is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 77,768 people, or 1 in 268. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Gunasekara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gunasekara last name are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.76% registered with the party.
The amount Gunasekara earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.06% more than the national average, earning $56,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $47,452 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunasekarau | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gunasekarah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gunasekhara | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gunashekhara | 91 | 2 | / |
| Gunasekera | 90 | 36,033 | / |
| Gunasekare | 90 | 1,098 | / |
| Gunesekara | 90 | 369 | / |
| Gunasekari | 90 | 3 | / |
| Gunagekara | 90 | 1 | / |
| Gunasakara | 90 | 1 | / |
| Goonasekara | 86 | 671 | / |
| Gunnasekera | 86 | 7 | / |
| Gunesekera | 80 | 1,744 | / |
| Gunasakera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ginasekera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goonasekare | 76 | 1 | / |
| Gunesakera | 70 | 3 | / |
Gunasekara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gunasekara in the Russian language | ||
| Гунасекара | gunasekara | - |
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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 Gunasekara
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