Gunewardena Surname
Approximately 2,180 people bear this surname
Gunewardena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,047 | 1:10,165 | 1,474 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Gunewardena Demographics
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Gunewardena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gunewardena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gunewardena is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gunewardena? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 193,023rd most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,342,911 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Gunewardena are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,047 people, or 1 in 10,165. Other than Sri Lanka Gunewardena exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Gunewardena Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gunewardena last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Gunewardena earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.77% more than the national average, earning $77,888 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunewaardena | 96 | 1 | / |
| Gunawardena | 91 | 52,276 | / |
| Gunewardene | 91 | 1,196 | / |
| Gunewardana | 91 | 6 | / |
| Goonewardena | 87 | 4,107 | / |
| Gunawardhena | 87 | 586 | / |
| Gunewardhana | 87 | 1 | / |
| Gunawardeana | 87 | 1 | / |
| Gonnewardena | 87 | 1 | / |
| Gunawardana | 82 | 53,396 | / |
| Gonewardene | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gunawardhana | 78 | 16,819 | / |
| Goonewardene | 78 | 5,746 | / |
| Goonewardina | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gunawerdana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunavardana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gunavardhana | 70 | 9 | / |
| Ginawardhana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Goonewardine | 70 | 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 Gunewardena
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