Gunatilleke Surname

149,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,959 people bear this surname

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

Gunatilleke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunatilleke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,9241:7,1161,038
United States161:22,653,683662,747
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Gunatilleke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunatilleke is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gunatilleke.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunatilleke? popularity and diffusion

Gunatilleke is the 149,316th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,462,841 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gunatilleke reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Gunatilleke is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,924 people, or 1 in 7,116. Barring Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Gunatilleke Last Name Statistics demography

Gunatilleke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunathilleke969/
Gunatillake911,636/
Gunetilleke91378/
Gunatilleka9115/
Gunatelleke911/
Gunathillake87879/
Goonatilleke87638/
Gounetilleke871/
Gunatlake801/
Gunethillake781/
Gunnaleka701/
Gonolek561/
Gonealec531/

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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 Gunatilleke
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