Payagala Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

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

Payagala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payagala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Payagala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Payagala is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Payagala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Payagala is the 742,570th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Payagala are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Besides Sri Lanka it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Payagala
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