Gunawardena Surname
Approximately 52,276 people bear this surname
Gunawardena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 50,871 | 1:409 | 44 |
| Australia | 308 | 1:87,648 | 10,106 |
| United States | 248 | 1:1,461,528 | 100,066 |
| United Arab Emirates | 202 | 1:45,358 | 4,571 |
| England | 194 | 1:287,206 | 22,180 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Qatar | 72 | 1:32,750 | 3,419 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Gunawardena (27) may also be a first name.
Gunawardena Demographics
Average Gunawardena Salary in
United States
$49,645 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunawardhena | 96 | 586 | / |
| Gunawardeana | 96 | 1 | / |
| Gunawardana | 91 | 53,396 | / |
| Gunawardene | 91 | 3,817 | / |
| Gunewardena | 91 | 2,180 | / |
| Gonawardena | 91 | 7 | / |
| Gunawardhana | 87 | 16,819 | / |
| Goonawardena | 87 | 3,287 | / |
| Gunawardhene | 87 | 9 | / |
| Gunewaardena | 87 | 1 | / |
| Goonaawardena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gunewardana | 82 | 6 | / |
| Gunawerdana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gunavardana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Goonawardene | 78 | 661 | / |
| Gunavardhana | 78 | 9 | / |
| Ginawardhana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gunewardhana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Goonawordena | 78 | 1 | / |
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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 Gunawardena
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