Pitigala Surname

120,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,808 people bear this surname

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

Pitigala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pitigala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,6551:5,693828
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
England251:2,228,72284,230
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Pitigala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pitigala is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pitigala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pitigala? popularity and diffusion

Pitigala is the 120,428th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,913,746 people. The surname Pitigala is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Pitigala live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 3,655 people, or 1 in 5,693. Aside from Sri Lanka it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Pitigala Last Name Statistics demography

Pitigala earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 123.06% more than the national average, earning $96,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Putighalla781/
Petugala753/
Pettugala7150/
Pettugalla6760/
Puttegalla671/
Puttugalla671/
Pettegalla671/
Petugalo637/
Pettegola595/
Petegolo501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pitigala
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