Polwatta Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

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

Polwatta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Polwatta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Polwatta (10) may also be a first name.

Polwatta Last Name Facts

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

Polwatta has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Polwatta.

How Common Is The Last Name Polwatta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 908,336th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name Polwatta is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Polwatta reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Polwatta is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 10 people.

This surname is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Beside Sri Lanka it exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Polwatte8812/
Polvatit751/
Pholvatit711/
Poselwate710/
Palwati672/
Polvati671/
Palwate671/
Palvata671/
Polvate670/
Phulwati636/
Patlvata633/
Pholvati631/
Phulwate631/
Palvati538/
Pulvati533/
Pelveta531/
Palueta531/
Puluato531/
Paluati531/
Polueto531/
Patlvati503/
Palvathi501/

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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 Polwatta
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