Ovitigala Surname
Approximately 1,115 people bear this surname
Ovitigala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,023 | 1:20,341 | 2,776 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ovitigala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ovitigala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ovitigala occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ovitigala? popularity and diffusion
Ovitigala is the 331,780th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,535,916 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ovitigala are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Outside of Sri Lanka Ovitigala occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 7 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovitigal | 94 | 1 | / |
| Owitigala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Avitikala | 78 | 14 | / |
| Avitikalla | 74 | 1 | / |
| Avitikla | 71 | 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
- 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 Ovitigala
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