Munasighe Surname
Approximately 367 people bear this surname
Munasighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Munasighe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munasighe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Munasighe occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Munasighe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Munasighe is the 773,729th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Munasighe live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Munasighe is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Beside Sri Lanka this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Munasighe
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