Gunawardana Surname
Approximately 53,396 people bear this surname
Gunawardana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 52,186 | 1:399 | 42 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Australia | 273 | 1:98,885 | 11,203 |
| Qatar | 125 | 1:18,864 | 2,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 117 | 1:78,310 | 7,074 |
| England | 104 | 1:535,751 | 33,356 |
| United States | 102 | 1:3,553,519 | 199,004 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Gunawardana (663) may also be a first name.
Gunawardana Demographics
Average Gunawardana Salary in
United States
$49,386 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunawardhana | 96 | 16,819 | / |
| Gunawardeana | 96 | 1 | / |
| Gunawardena | 91 | 52,276 | / |
| Gunawardane | 91 | 10,347 | / |
| Gunewardana | 91 | 6 | / |
| Gunawerdana | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gunavardana | 91 | 1 | / |
| Gunawardhane | 87 | 2,363 | / |
| Goonawardana | 87 | 843 | / |
| Gunawardhena | 87 | 586 | / |
| Gunavardhana | 87 | 9 | / |
| Gunawardhani | 87 | 6 | / |
| Gunewardhana | 87 | 1 | / |
| Ginawardhana | 87 | 1 | / |
| Goonawardhana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gunewardena | 82 | 2,180 | / |
| Gunavardane | 82 | 2 | / |
| Goonawardane | 78 | 734 | / |
| Gunavardhane | 78 | 2 | / |
| Gunewaardena | 78 | 1 | / |
| Goonawardhane | 75 | 8 | / |
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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 Gunawardana
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