Gunatilaka Surname

94,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,053 people bear this surname

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

Gunatilaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunatilaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,7511:4,380641
Thailand1411:500,98187,346
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia381:710,41347,396
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Gunatilaka (10) may also be a first name.

Gunatilaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunatilaka occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunatilaka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 94,295th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,442,222 people. The last name Gunatilaka is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gunatilaka reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 4,751 people, or 1 in 4,380. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 3 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Gunatilaka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gunatilaka last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Gunatilaka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $49,263 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunathilaka9529,277/
Gunathillaka911/
Gunatilake909,658/
Gunatileka9020/
Gunetilaka901/
Gunathilake8626,670/
Goonatilaka86382/
Gunethilaka864/
Goonathilaka82958/
Gunathillake82879/
Gonatilake801/
Gunatiloke801/
Goonathillaka781/
Goonatilake76890/
Goonathilake731,195/
Goonathillake705/

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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 Gunatilaka
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