Karunarathne Surname

13,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,010 people bear this surname

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

Karunarathne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karunarathne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka39,3221:52960
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Karunarathne (724) may also be a first name.

Karunarathne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karunarathne is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karunarathne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Karunarathne is the 13,946th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 182,143 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karunarathne are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Karunarathne is also the 306,635th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 724 people.

The last name Karunarathne is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 39,322 people, or 1 in 529. Besides Sri Lanka this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Karunarathne Last Name Statistics demography

Karunarathne earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning $31,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karunaratne9652,615/
Karunarathna9245,095/
Karunnaratne921/
Karunaratnes921/
Karunaratn911/
Karunarathnna884/
Karunarathhna881/
Karunaratna875,043/
Karuneratne871/
Karunarahtna831/

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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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  • 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 Karunarathne
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