Paranawithana Surname

258,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,522 people bear this surname

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

Paranawithana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paranawithana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
Qatar281:84,2149,043
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Paranawithana Last Name Facts

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

Paranawithana has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Paranawithana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paranawithana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 258,507th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,788,138 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Paranawithana reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Paranawithana is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Other than Sri Lanka it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 2 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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