Paththinige Surname

425,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 813 people bear this surname

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

Paththinige Surname User-submission:

The Paththinige surname comes from the word paththinige, a genitive form of the word paththini, meaning 'of chaste' or 'descending from the chaste one' in Sinhalese. It is related to the deity Paththini Amma, the Sri Lankan version of the originally South Indian deity Kaņņaki Amman.

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Paththinige Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England11:55,718,059489,080

Paththinige Surname Meaning

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The Paththinige surname comes from the word paththinige, a genitive form of the word paththini, meaning 'of chaste' or 'descending from the chaste one' in Sinhalese. It is related to the deity Paththini Amma, the Sri Lankan version of the originally South Indian deity Kaņņaki Amman.

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Paththinige Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paththinige is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Paththinige? popularity and diffusion

The last name Paththinige is the 425,369th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,963,771 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Paththinige live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 804 people, or 1 in 25,881. Aside from Sri Lanka Paththinige exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patthinige951/
Pathinige902/
Patinece632/
Pastinese6071/
Patinichi601/
Pastinesi601/

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