Gunewardane Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Gunewardane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gunewardane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gunewardane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gunewardane occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gunewardane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gunewardane is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Gunewardane is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Gunewardane are found; 45 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Beside Sri Lanka this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent are found.

Gunewardane Last Name Statistics demography

Gunewardane earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.02% more than the national average, earning $66,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gunawardane9110,347/
Gunewardene911,196/
Gunewardana916/
Gunawardhane872,363/
Goonewardane87386/
Gunewardhana871/
Gunawardene823,817/
Gunavardane822/
Gunawardhene789/
Gunawardhani786/
Gunavardhane782/
Goonewardine781/

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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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  • 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 Gunewardane
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