Piyarathne Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

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

Piyarathne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Piyarathne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Piyarathne (14) may also be a first name.

Piyarathne Last Name Facts

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

Piyarathne is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Piyarathne.

How Common Is The Last Name Piyarathne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Piyarathne is the 428,270th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 9,041,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Piyarathne are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Piyarathne is also the 3,024,661st most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 14 people.

It is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 804 people, or 1 in 25,881. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piyaratne952,122/
Piyarathna902,148/
Piyaratn892/
Piyaratna84531/
Piyaran829/
Piyarzan7846/
Payarane7813/
Piyarani781/
Piyaram71579/
Pierane7124/
Pijaran7116/
Pairane718/
Peyrane718/
Paurane715/
Puyaran715/
Peirane711/
Payaran711/
Piyarasing7013/
Phaiaran67317/
Peyranne6796/
Piyaraam6717/
Pierange6716/
Phayaran679/
Payarang678/
Pieraneh671/
Payarana671/
Payrahan671/
Pearatna671/
Payarain671/
Pairahan671/
Pijarani671/
Payarani671/

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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 Piyarathne
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