Palawatta Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Palawatta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palawatta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Palawatta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palawatta is most common in Sri Lanka. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Palawatta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palawatta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Palawatta is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Palawatta live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Palawatta is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Not including Sri Lanka Palawatta occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live.

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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 Palawatta
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