Paranawitane Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Paranawitane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paranawitane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Paranawitane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paranawitane occurs most in Australia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Paranawitane.

How Common Is The Last Name Paranawitane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Paranawitane occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 78 percent of Paranawitane are found; 78 percent are found in Australasia and 78 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Paranawitane is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 3,856,529. In Australia it is mostly found in: Western Australia, where 100 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Paranawitane
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