Nawarathnam Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nawarathnam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nawarathnam (14) may also be a first name.
Nawarathnam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nawarathnam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nawarathnam is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nawarathnam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Nawarathnam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Nawarathnam live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name at a global level, held by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,202,140. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 38 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nawaratnam | 95 | 17 | / |
| Navarathnam | 91 | 56 | / |
| Nawarathnan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Navaratnam | 86 | 7,139 | / |
| Nabaratnam | 86 | 3 | / |
| Navarathnan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Navaretnam | 76 | 655 | / |
| Navaratnan | 76 | 13 | / |
| Naveratnam | 76 | 2 | / |
| Nevaratnam | 76 | 1 | / |
| Nabaratnan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Navaratnasin | 70 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Nawarathnam
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