Karunasekera Surname
Approximately 1,213 people bear this surname
Karunasekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,169 | 1:17,800 | 2,457 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karunasekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karunasekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karunasekera is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karunasekera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 310,555th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,007,870 people. The surname Karunasekera occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Karunasekera reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Karunasekera is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Other than Sri Lanka it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karunasekara | 92 | 2,969 | / |
| Karunasegar | 78 | 3 | / |
| Karnaskar | 76 | 1 | / |
| Karunasagara | 75 | 12 | / |
| Karansekar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kar Naskar | 73 | 3 | / |
| Karanaskar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karunasagar | 70 | 34 | / |
| Kornsker | 70 | 0 | / |
| Karuna Sagar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karunyasagar | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Karunasekera
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