Palansuriya Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

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

Palansuriya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palansuriya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Qatar221:107,18211,536
England141:3,979,861125,553
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497

Palansuriya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palansuriya is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palansuriya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 520,629th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. The surname Palansuriya is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Palansuriya are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Palansuriya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 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
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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 Palansuriya
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