Marasinghe Surname
Approximately 19,297 people bear this surname
Marasinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 18,930 | 1:1,099 | 148 |
| United Arab Emirates | 140 | 1:65,445 | 6,155 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Marasinghe Demographics
Average Marasinghe Salary in
United States
$46,842 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Marasinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marasinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marasinghe (Marathi: मारसींघे) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Marasinghe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 27,857th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 377,652 people. Marasinghe is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Marasinghe live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 18,930 people, or 1 in 1,099. Not including Sri Lanka it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Marasinghe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Marasinghe last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Marasinghe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $46,842 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $50,891 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Marasinghe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Marasinghe in the Marathi language | ||
| मारसींघे | marasinghe | - |
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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 Marasinghe
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