Jayathilake Surname

25,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,847 people bear this surname

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

Jayathilake Surname User-submission:

The meaning of this surname in Sinhalese is 'lucky dot'.

Jayathilake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka20,3921:1,020128
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Qatar531:44,4914,459
England291:1,921,31276,208
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States161:22,653,683662,747
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Jayathilake (581) may also be a first name.

Jayathilake Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname in Sinhalese is 'lucky dot'.

- your mother

Jayathilake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jayathilake is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayathilake? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 25,820th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 349,573 people. The last name Jayathilake is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jayathilake reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 347,331st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 581 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 20,392 people, or 1 in 1,020. Aside from Sri Lanka Jayathilake occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Jayathilake Last Name Statistics demography

Jayathilake earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.36% less than the national average, earning $28,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayathillake96441/
Jayatilake958,099/
Jayathilak951/
Jayathilaka9128,080/
Jayathileke911/
Jayathulake911/
Jayatilak9014/
Jayatilaka866,171/
Jayatileke86827/
Jeyathilak8616/
Jaytilak843/
Jayetileke76877/
Jayatelaka761/
Yayatilaka761/
Saitilak634/
Soutthilack551/

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