Purasinghe Surname
Approximately 528 people bear this surname
Purasinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 512 | 1:40,642 | 4,863 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
Purasinghe Demographics
Average Purasinghe Salary in
United States
$53,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Purasinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Purasinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Purasinghe occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Purasinghe? popularity and diffusion
Purasinghe is the 590,896th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. Purasinghe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Purasinghe live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Purasinghe is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Barring Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
Purasinghe Last Name Statistics demography
Purasinghe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purasingha | 90 | 1 | / |
| Purange | 82 | 5 | / |
| Phurange | 78 | 2 | / |
| Pouranghi | 74 | 11 | / |
| Puroinger | 74 | 0 | / |
| Porange | 71 | 23 | / |
| Puranga | 71 | 14 | / |
| Purangi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Pourashghi | 70 | 8 | / |
| Purangga | 67 | 212 | / |
| Pourangi | 67 | 59 | / |
| Paurangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourrzasghai | 64 | 12 | / |
| Pourzangi | 63 | 197 | / |
| Pourrangi | 63 | 157 | / |
| Pourangga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pourhangi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Poranga | 59 | 20 | / |
| Porangi | 59 | 5 | / |
| Poronge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Porangga | 56 | 59 | / |
| Pouranqd | 56 | 6 | / |
| Porrangi | 56 | 2 | / |
| Porongge | 56 | 2 | / |
| Poorangi | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Purasinghe
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