Jayaratne Surname

29,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,357 people bear this surname

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

Jayaratne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayaratne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka17,6881:1,176162
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia1311:206,07420,044
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
United States661:5,491,802273,080
England611:913,41146,955
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Qatar281:84,2149,043
France191:3,495,933219,029
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Oman101:368,7975,193
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Jayaratne (800) may also be a first name.

Jayaratne Last Name Facts

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

Jayaratne occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayaratne? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jayaratne is the 29,235th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 396,990 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Jayaratne reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jayaratne is also the 289,333rd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 800 people.

Jayaratne is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 17,688 people, or 1 in 1,176. Beside Sri Lanka this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Jayaratne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jayaratne are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90% registered with the party.

The amount Jayaratne earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $46,741 CAD per year.

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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 Jayaratne
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