Hettiwatta Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

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

Hettiwatta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hettiwatta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548

Hettiwatta Last Name Facts

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

Hettiwatta occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hettiwatta? popularity and diffusion

Hettiwatta is the 544,093rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. The last name Hettiwatta occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hettiwatta are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Beside Sri Lanka this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hettiwatte90440/
Hestiwaty746/
Itiwata712/
Ittiwatass701/
Etayvattay601/
Etibota5934/
Etebata593/
Etuvata591/
Ativata590/
Eetayvattay571/
Chittiwooti571/
Attiwoto5613/
Itiwates562/
Itewatas561/
Itiwatess535/
Itewatass531/

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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 Hettiwatta
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