Kulaweera Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

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

Kulaweera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kulaweera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kulaweera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kulaweera is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kulaweera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kulaweera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kulaweera is the 754,238th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Kulaweera reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Apart from Sri Lanka Kulaweera is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulaura7558/
Kulaira756/
Kulaeri751/
Kuleeri751/
Kuliyara715/
Kulavere714/
Kulairay714/
Kuleiray713/
Kulajara711/
Kolawere711/
Kulayira711/
Kulawaro711/
Gkouliavera702/
Koulaerou67444/
Kulare6798/
Gkouliaveras6735/
Kulovaara6716/
Kulavirau671/
Kulaviray671/
Kullabira671/
Kulhairay671/

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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 Kulaweera
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