Paranahewa Surname
Approximately 736 people bear this surname
Paranahewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Paranahewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paranahewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paranahewa occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Paranahewa? popularity and diffusion
Paranahewa is the 459,064th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Paranahewa live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Paranahewa is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Other than Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paranaeva | 84 | 1 | / |
| Parnaha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Paranahiba | 80 | 14 | / |
| Parganaeva | 80 | 6 | / |
| Paranahiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Parhanaeva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Parangaeva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Parnahay | 78 | 13 | / |
| Barnahea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Puranaha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Baranayha | 74 | 1 | / |
| Poranaeva | 74 | 1 | / |
| Barnaha | 71 | 76 | / |
| Branaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Porhanaeva | 70 | 2 | / |
| Porganaeva | 70 | 2 | / |
| Baran Ahya | 70 | 1 | / |
| Barnayha | 67 | 659 | / |
| Paranihi | 67 | 187 | / |
| Parenaho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Barnaiha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Pouranhaheh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pranihae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barnahay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Piranahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pirniaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baranahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paranoevich | 57 | 3 | / |
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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 Paranahewa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis