Polwatte Surname
5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka
Polwatte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
Polwatte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Polwatte Come From? nationality or country of origin
Polwatte occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Polwatte.
How Common Is The Last Name Polwatte? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Polwatte live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Polwatte is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Outside of Sri Lanka this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polwatta | 88 | 293 | / |
| Polwat | 86 | 6 | / |
| Poselwate | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pholwat | 80 | 10 | / |
| Pollwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Palwate | 80 | 1 | / |
| Polvate | 80 | 0 | / |
| Polvatit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Phulwate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Poselwait | 71 | 14 | / |
| Polvat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Polbat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Polwad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Palwat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pholvatit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Polwot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Potlewait | 71 | 0 | / |
| Palwati | 67 | 2 | / |
| Polwost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polvati | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pholwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Palwath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pottlewait | 67 | 0 | / |
| Polwoth | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Polwatte
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis