Gunawardana Surname

10,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,396 people bear this surname

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

Gunawardana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunawardana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka52,1861:39942
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Australia2731:98,88511,203
Qatar1251:18,8642,013
United Arab Emirates1171:78,3107,074
England1041:535,75133,356
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Canada561:657,95753,499
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Maldives31:134,7244,057
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Gunawardana (663) may also be a first name.

Gunawardana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunawardana is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunawardana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,522nd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 136,481 people. Gunawardana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Gunawardana live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 322,353rd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 663 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 52,186 people, or 1 in 399. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Gunawardana occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Gunawardana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunawardana last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gunawardana earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $49,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning $42,710 CAD per year.

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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
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