Kaluarachchi Surname

29,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,395 people bear this surname

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

Kaluarachchi Surname User-submission:

The Kaluarachchi surname, traditionally called as Kalu-Arachchi, means 'black governor'. The surname was an influential post in the native headmen system in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the colonial era. Appointed by the Government Agent. The holder had much control over the people of the area and wielded quasi-judicial powers since he was responsible to keep the peace, carry out revenue collection and assist in judicial functions.

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Kaluarachchi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka18,1261:1,148155
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Australia501:539,91440,287
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England221:2,532,63991,802
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
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Kaluarachchi Surname Meaning

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The Kaluarachchi surname, traditionally called as Kalu-Arachchi, means 'black governor'. The surname was an influential post in the native headmen system in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) during the colonial era. Appointed by the Government Agent. The holder had much control over the people of the area and wielded quasi-judicial powers since he was responsible to keep the peace, carry out revenue collection and assist in judicial functions.

Appointments were non-transferable and usually hereditary, made to locals, usually from wealthy influential families loyal to the British Crown.

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Kaluarachchi Demographics

Average Kaluarachchi Salary in
United States

$80,385 USD

Per year
Rank:
57,650 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.2253E-5
Rank: 373,319 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
186.29%
Sample size: 13 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Kaluarachchi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaluarachchi has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaluarachchi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,179th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 396,170 people. Kaluarachchi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kaluarachchi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 18,126 people, or 1 in 1,148. Other than Sri Lanka this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Kaluarachchi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kaluarachchi surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Kaluarachchi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 86.3% more than the national average, earning $80,385 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaluarachchie969/
Kalurachchi966/
Kaluaracchi961/
Kaluarachch961/
Kaluarachchy9210/
Kaluarrachchie921/
Galearachchi831/
Gallearachchi80365/
Galaaragchaa581/
Galragchaa5532/
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