Gunasekera Surname
Approximately 36,033 people bear this surname
Gunasekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 34,791 | 1:598 | 67 |
| Australia | 301 | 1:89,687 | 10,310 |
| United States | 231 | 1:1,569,086 | 105,843 |
| England | 219 | 1:254,420 | 20,501 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Gunasekera (34) may also be a first name.
Gunasekera Demographics
Gunasekera Political Affiliation
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Gunasekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunasekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gunasekera occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gunasekera.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunasekera? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gunasekera is the 15,471st most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 202,246 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gunasekera reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gunasekera is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.
This last name is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 34,791 people, or 1 in 598. Excluding Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Gunasekera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gunasekera are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Gunasekera earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 38.78% more than the national average, earning $59,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $52,785 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnasekera | 95 | 7 | / |
| Gunasekara | 90 | 79,113 | / |
| Gunesekera | 90 | 1,744 | / |
| Gunasekere | 90 | 442 | / |
| Ginasekera | 90 | 1 | / |
| Gunasakera | 90 | 1 | / |
| Goonasekera | 86 | 2,031 | / |
| Gunasekhara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gunasekarah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gunasekarau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gunashekhara | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gunesekara | 80 | 369 | / |
| Gunesakera | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gunasakara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goonasekere | 76 | 1 | / |
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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 Gunasekera
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