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 found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lahiru? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 86,434th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,307,887 people. Lahiru is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Lahiru are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 12,808th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 76,856 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 5,409 people, or 1 in 3,847. Other than Sri Lanka Lahiru is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
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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