Lamahewa Surname

156,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,802 people bear this surname

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

Lamahewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamahewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,7771:7,4931,098
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Lamahewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamahewa has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamahewa? popularity and diffusion

Lamahewa is the 156,298th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,600,837 people. The surname Lamahewa occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lamahewa live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Lamahewa is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,777 people, or 1 in 7,493. Aside from Sri Lanka Lamahewa occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamaheva881/
Lamaha8694/
Lamaeva80112/
Lwamahe807/
Laamaha804/
Lamahai803/
Lamwaha801/
Lyamaeva75172/
Lamahiya7518/
Lumahiwa755/
Leuamahe754/
Lamahayo753/
Lamahieu751/
Laimaeva751/
Liyamahe751/
La Mahai751/
Lomaha71881/
Lamahu7122/
Lumahe7121/
Lamahi7113/
Limaha714/
Lamohe713/
Lamehe712/
Lomahe712/
Layumoaha711/
Limahe711/
Lemahe711/
Lemaha711/
Lomaeva672,966/
Lemaeva67516/
Lumahay6725/
Limahai6719/
Lamihah676/
Lumayhe673/
Leumaha673/
Lumaehe673/
Lamehie672/
Lemaheu671/
La Mahi671/
Lmahawi671/
Lamihie671/
Laimehe671/
Lumahia670/
Lamoebi531/

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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 Lamahewa
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