Gunawardena Surname

10,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,276 people bear this surname

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

Gunawardena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunawardena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka50,8711:40944
Australia3081:87,64810,106
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
United Arab Emirates2021:45,3584,571
England1941:287,20622,180
Canada841:438,63838,170
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Wales61:515,75523,171
India51:153,413,076951,030
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Gunawardena (27) may also be a first name.

Gunawardena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gunawardena is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunawardena? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,758th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 139,405 people. The surname Gunawardena occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gunawardena are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name Gunawardena is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 50,871 people, or 1 in 409. Beside Sri Lanka it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Gunawardena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gunawardena last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gunawardena earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $49,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.97% more than the national average, earning $62,089 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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