Puwaneswaran Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Puwaneswaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puwaneswaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Puwaneswaran (42) may also be a first name.

Puwaneswaran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Puwaneswaran is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Puwaneswaran.

How Common Is The Last Name Puwaneswaran? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Puwaneswaran occurs mostly in Asia, where 44 percent of Puwaneswaran live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,202,140. Barring Sri Lanka this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Puwaneswaran
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