Paranavitana Surname

328,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,131 people bear this surname

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

Paranavitana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paranavitana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Paranavitana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paranavitana is most common in Sri Lanka. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Paranavitana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 328,117th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,443,454 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Paranavitana reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 18,986. Besides Sri Lanka it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Paranavitana Last Name Statistics demography

Paranavitana earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

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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 Paranavitana
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