Ileperuma Surname
Approximately 2,013 people bear this surname
Ileperuma Surname User-submission:
The Illeperuma surname comes from a combination of Tamil and Sinhala words. Ile in Tamil means 'Sri Lanka', a similar Tamil word is ilangei. Peruma is an ancient Sinhala word, meaning 'the leader', it has been broken from the word parumaka, used in ancient stone inscriptions to indicate the leader of the village.
Read More About This SurnameIleperuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,973 | 1:10,547 | 1,525 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Ileperuma Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Illeperuma surname comes from a combination of Tamil and Sinhala words. Ile in Tamil means 'Sri Lanka', a similar Tamil word is ilangei. Peruma is an ancient Sinhala word, meaning 'the leader', it has been broken from the word parumaka, used in ancient stone inscriptions to indicate the leader of the village. Hence the surname Illeperuma means 'leader of Sri Lanka'.
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Where Does The Last Name Ileperuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ileperuma is most common in Sri Lanka. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ileperuma? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 205,995th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,620,241 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ileperuma reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,973 people, or 1 in 10,547. Apart from Sri Lanka Ileperuma occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illeperuma | 95 | 4,212 | / |
| Illeyperuma | 90 | 1 | / |
| Eleperuma | 89 | 668 | / |
| Ilapperuma | 84 | 894 | / |
| Ilayperuma | 84 | 683 | / |
| Eleperauma | 84 | 1 | / |
| Eleyperuma | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ailapperuma | 80 | 665 | / |
| Illapperuma | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al Peruma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Elayaperuma | 70 | 18 | / |
| Elpermawy | 67 | 1 | / |
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