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

The surname Hewagamage occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hewagamage? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hewagamage is the 184,892nd most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,178,171 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hewagamage reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Hewagamage is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,193 people, or 1 in 9,489. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Hewagamage occurs in 11 countries. It is also common 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hewagamage
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