Hennayake Surname

159,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,741 people bear this surname

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

Hennayake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hennayake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,7041:7,6951,125
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Hennayake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hennayake is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hennayake.

How Common Is The Last Name Hennayake? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 159,215th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,658,718 people. The surname Hennayake occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hennayake are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Hennayake is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,704 people, or 1 in 7,695. Barring Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Hennayake Last Name Statistics demography

Hennayake earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hennayaka89815/
Ennayak881/
Chennake824/
Henake8011/
Enayak802/
Chinnayak784/
Chennakee781/
Hennike7547/
Onayake755/
Inayake752/
Enayaka751/
Chenake751/
Henacke751/
Henaike751/
Hjnayak751/
Emnayak751/
Hinayke751/
Henyeke751/
Henayek751/
Henakey750/
Hennicke711,467/
Enake71233/
Hegnayik7184/
Henneike7149/
Honnayki715/
Enayk712/
Önayaker711/
Chennike711/
Jhinayak711/
Henneeke710/
Enaike67235/
Henike6784/
Henneicke6769/
Enyeke6753/
Enayag6734/
Chinnajak6713/
Chinnayok674/
Enayek673/
Chimnayak673/
Esnayk673/
Inayak672/
Chennaikk671/
Ennaqe671/
Khainayak671/
Ennike671/
Chittinnayak671/
Khennikke671/
Chinajake671/

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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 Hennayake
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