Gunatunga Surname

236,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,695 people bear this surname

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

Gunatunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunatunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6081:12,9411,861
England471:1,185,49155,443
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gunatunga Last Name Facts

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

Gunatunga is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunatunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 236,965th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,299,437 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Gunatunga are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Gunatunga is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,608 people, or 1 in 12,941. Barring Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Gunatunga
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