Mannakkara Surname

490,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 676 people bear this surname

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

Mannakkara Surname User-submission:

According to my father (1908 - 1985), the original family name was, 'Galle Manage'. The first part usually refer to the town of family origin and the second part is the family name. Last 2 letters of the family name 'ge' means house in Sinhala.

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Mannakkara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Mannakkara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According to my father (1908 - 1985), the original family name was, 'Galle Manage'. The first part usually refer to the town of family origin and the second part is the family name. Last 2 letters of the family name 'ge' means house in Sinhala. His grand-father was not very popular in the town, and people used to refer to him as 'Mannakkara', meaning 'proud man', a bit sarcastic. It seems he did not know the meaning and being a long name, adapted as the family name 'Mannakkarage'. With the trend in Sri-Lanka the 'ge' part and the 'town' was dropped and most people use only the family name 'Mannakkara'.

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Mannakkara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mannakkara is most common in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mannakkara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mannakkara is the 490,085th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. The surname Mannakkara is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mannakkara live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 31,624. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mannakkara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mannakkara surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Mannakkara earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

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