Karunanayaka Surname
Approximately 5,235 people bear this surname
Karunanayaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 5,189 | 1:4,010 | 582 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Karunanayaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karunanayaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karunanayaka occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karunanayaka? popularity and diffusion
Karunanayaka is the 91,431st most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,392,081 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Karunanayaka live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
It is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 5,189 people, or 1 in 4,010. Not including Sri Lanka this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karuananayaka | 96 | 1 | / |
| Karunanayak | 96 | 1 | / |
| Karunanayake | 92 | 20,209 | / |
| Karnanayak | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karunanaayake | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karananayak | 87 | 21 | / |
| Karunanayke | 87 | 4 | / |
| Karananayake | 83 | 2 | / |
| Karunanayeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karunanaik | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karan Nayak | 78 | 3 | / |
| Carananayak | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karanynka | 76 | 1 | / |
| Karunanga | 76 | 1 | / |
| Karnanaik | 76 | 1 | / |
| Karuna Nag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karnanik | 70 | 10 | / |
| Karnanga | 70 | 6 | / |
| Garnanak | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karan Nayek | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karniayenka | 70 | 1 | / |
| Karunuang | 67 | 551 | / |
| Kurnanika | 67 | 199 | / |
| Karnaenko | 67 | 37 | / |
| Karunenko | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gurunanak | 67 | 17 | / |
| Karunayawong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kornanyuk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kranjnyak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karanyang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karananki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krynaniak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karananga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Karunanayaka
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