Kotelawala Surname

315,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,190 people bear this surname

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

Kotelawala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotelawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kotelawala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kotelawala is most common in Sri Lanka. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotelawala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 315,325th most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,123,988 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kotelawala reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Kotelawala is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Kotelawala Last Name Statistics demography

Kotelawala earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.27% more than the national average, earning $74,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotalawala902,165/
Kotelawela90446/
Kothalawala867,109/
Kothelawela861/
Kotalewala8055/
Ketalawala801/
Khatalawala761/
Kottalewala761/
Katolavala708/
Kotalawela60320/
Kothalawela579/

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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 Kotelawala
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