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
Average Gunasekara Salary in
United States
$56,121 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gunasekara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunasekara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gunasekara (Russian: Гунасекара) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunasekara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,171st most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 92,116 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gunasekara are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gunasekara is also the 465,148th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 351 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 77,768 people, or 1 in 268. Apart from Sri Lanka it exists in 41 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Gunasekara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Gunasekara last name are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.76% registered to vote for the political 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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