Malwatta Surname

347,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname

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

Malwatta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malwatta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0231:20,3412,776
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England51:11,143,612252,590
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malwatta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malwatta occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malwatta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 347,156th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,920,746 people. The surname Malwatta occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Malwatta reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Aside from Sri Lanka Malwatta occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Malwatta Last Name Statistics demography

Malwatta earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,364 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malwattha944/
Malwata93154/
Malwaththa894/
Malwatte88807/
Mailwata881/
Malweta8069/
Malvata8054/
Maluata8049/
Malwati803/
Malbata801/
Malvataj7538/
Malvetta7531/
Malweeta751/
Mailevata713/
Malwathge711/
Malvati6724/
Malbate6715/
Maluati675/
Meylewatte671/
Meilwati6312/
Malvasto639/
Malvotti635/
Malbhati633/
Moulbata631/
Maliuota631/
Mahluathi594/
Malveto5312/
Maaluoto505/

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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 Malwatta
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