Prematunga Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

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

Prematunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prematunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Prematunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prematunga is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prematunga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 397,886th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Prematunga live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 877 people, or 1 in 23,727. Barring Sri Lanka this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 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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  • 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 Prematunga
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