Karanayake Surname
Approximately 340 people bear this surname
Karanayake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Karanayake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karanayake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karanayake (Marathi: करनायके) is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karanayake? popularity and diffusion
The surname Karanayake is the 818,364th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Karanayake are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent are found and South Korea, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karanayak | 95 | 7 | / |
| Karanahake | 90 | 213 | / |
| Karanayaki | 90 | 26 | / |
| Karanayaka | 90 | 4 | / |
| Koranayake | 90 | 4 | / |
| Karanake | 89 | 1,106 | / |
| Karanayik | 84 | 4 | / |
| Karaniyak | 84 | 3 | / |
| Karanaike | 84 | 2 | / |
| Karanakhe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kaharanahake | 82 | 1 | / |
| Carannayak | 80 | 3 | / |
| Karangiyak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karanaaika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karanaik | 78 | 41 | / |
| Koranake | 78 | 8 | / |
| Kkairanayakka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karaniyakit | 76 | 43 | / |
| Karanaukh | 74 | 8 | / |
| Caraniyak | 74 | 1 | / |
| Karanajag | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khairanauk | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karaniec | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karanoik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koraneeyakij | 64 | 1 | / |
| Caranajag | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kajraniec | 63 | 2 | / |
| Karanaugh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Karanauskaitė | 61 | 3 | / |
| Karoniek | 56 | 1 | / |
| Caranaugh | 53 | 0 | / |
| Koraneekij | 50 | 26 | / |
| Caraunaugh | 50 | 0 | / |
| Karonnaugh | 50 | 0 | / |
Karanayake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karanayake in the Marathi language | ||
| करनायके | karanayake | - |
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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 Karanayake
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