Lahiru Surname
Approximately 5,572 people bear this surname
Lahiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 5,409 | 1:3,847 | 548 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Lahiru (76,856) may also be a first name.
Lahiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lahiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lahiru (Marathi: लिहरू) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lahiru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 86,434th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,307,887 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Lahiru live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 12,808th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 76,856 people.
The surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 5,409 people, or 1 in 3,847. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lahiru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lahiru in the Marathi language | ||
| लिहरू | liharu | 50 |
| लहीरु | lahiru | 50 |
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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 Lahiru
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