Hewagamage Surname

184,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,293 people bear this surname

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

Hewagamage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hewagamage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,1931:9,4891,373
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England91:6,190,895170,599
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hewagamage Last Name Facts

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

Hewagamage is most common in Sri Lanka. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewagamage? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 184,892nd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,178,171 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Hewagamage live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Hewagamage is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,193 people, or 1 in 9,489. Besides Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 2 percent live and Qatar, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hewa-Gamage952/
Haggmage781/
Hakamagi6755/
Hegmegee6710/
Hegmegie671/
Hegmegi594/
Haukamägi531/
Hick-Magee501/

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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
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  • 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 Hewagamage
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