Liyanage Surname

3,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164,995 people bear this surname

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

Liyanage Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liyanage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka161,2371:1299
United Arab Emirates7011:13,0701,616
Australia5911:45,6785,732
Qatar3991:5,910622
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
England3491:159,65114,974
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Oman1101:33,5272,360
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Thailand801:882,979139,249
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Singapore391:141,2236,278
France341:1,953,609166,012
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Maldives141:28,8691,682
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales81:386,81619,671
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
China61:227,886,92811,701
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
India51:153,413,076951,030
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Liyanage (1,903) may also be a first name.

Liyanage Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liyanage (Russian: Лиянаге) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liyanage? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,397th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Liyanage are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 174,243rd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 1,903 people.

The surname Liyanage is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 161,237 people, or 1 in 129. Besides Sri Lanka this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Liyanage Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Liyanage last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Liyanage earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 86.28% less than the national average, earning €4,119 per year; in Peru they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,244 per year; in United States they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning $48,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $51,123 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liayanage94512/
Liyanagge944/
Liyanagea941/
Liyangage941/
Lliyanage941/
Liyanange941/
Liyanege8852/
Layanage882/
Liaynage881/
Liyanaje881/
Leanage802,005/
Lineage801/
Leinager753/
Leyanaga751/
Layenager710/
Laneige678/
Launaga675/
Loinaze674/
Leanige670/
Lounage670/

Liyanage Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liyanage in the Russian language
Лиянагеlianage-

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Footnotes

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