Jeyaratnam Surname

294,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname

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

Jeyaratnam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeyaratnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
England1491:373,94726,392
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Australia321:843,61652,533
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Norway161:321,39331,311
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Jeyaratnam (499) may also be a first name.

Jeyaratnam Last Name Facts

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

Jeyaratnam is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jeyaratnam.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeyaratnam? popularity and diffusion

Jeyaratnam is the 294,637th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,627,449 people. The surname Jeyaratnam is predominantly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Jeyaratnam are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 379,662nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 499 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 877 people, or 1 in 23,727. Excluding Sri Lanka Jeyaratnam exists in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Jeyaratnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jeyaratnam surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Jeyaratnam earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.16% more than the national average, earning 443,533 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.33% more than the national average, earning $52,333 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jeyaratnam
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