Malalasekara Surname
Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname
Malalasekara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,096 | 1:18,986 | 2,610 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Malalasekara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malalasekara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malalasekara has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Malalasekara.
How Common Is The Last Name Malalasekara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 332,050th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,541,783 people. The surname Malalasekara is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Malalasekara live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,096 people, or 1 in 18,986. Aside from Sri Lanka this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malalasekera | 92 | 2,401 | / |
| Mali Laskar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Molla Laskar | 75 | 33 | / |
| Mollya Laskar | 64 | 1 | / |
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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 Malalasekara
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