Kariyawasam Surname

13,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,229 people bear this surname

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

Kariyawasam Surname User-submission:

A name with a southern Sri Lankan origin. The Alpitiya area is considered as the root of all Kariyawasams.

Kariyawasam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka41,4421:50258
Australia2541:106,28211,916
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
England931:599,11935,891
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Oman51:737,5946,889
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kariyawasam (525) may also be a first name.

Kariyawasam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A name with a southern Sri Lankan origin. The Alpitiya area is considered as the root of all Kariyawasams.

- kaveenme

Kariyawasam Last Name Facts

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

Kariyawasam is most common in Sri Lanka. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kariyawasam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,255th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 172,572 people. The surname Kariyawasam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kariyawasam are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kariyawasam is also the 368,302nd most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 525 people.

It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 41,442 people, or 1 in 502. Other than Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Kariyawasam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kariyawasam earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 80.58% more than the national average, earning $77,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.35% more than the national average, earning $56,811 CAD per year.

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