Nawarathna Surname

50,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,187 people bear this surname

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

Nawarathna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nawarathna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka10,0861:2,063287
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nawarathna (580) may also be a first name.

Nawarathna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nawarathna is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nawarathna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nawarathna is the 50,368th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 715,377 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nawarathna live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 347,677th most widespread first name globally, borne by 580 people.

The surname Nawarathna is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 10,086 people, or 1 in 2,063. Excluding Sri Lanka this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nawaratna95672/
Nawarathne907,636/
Navarathna902,625/
Nawaratne843,059/
Navaratna84797/
Nabaratna841/
Navarathne801,841/
Navaratne747,039/
Navaretna742/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nawarathna
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