Rajanayaka Surname
Approximately 755 people bear this surname
Rajanayaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Rajanayaka (803) may also be a first name.
Rajanayaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rajanayaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rajanayaka is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rajanayaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 450,362nd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,652,379 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rajanayaka live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 288,684th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 803 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Excluding Sri Lanka it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajanayka | 95 | 1 | / |
| Rajanayake | 90 | 1,999 | / |
| Rajanayaki | 90 | 4 | / |
| Racanayaka | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rajunayaka | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rajanayke | 84 | 1 | / |
| Rajanayiko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raynayake | 74 | 1 | / |
| Raneaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rayhnayake | 70 | 4 | / |
| Rasanauska | 70 | 4 | / |
| Rajanauski | 70 | 3 | / |
| Razanauskas | 67 | 85 | / |
| Ražanauskas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rajanaicker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Royonayakaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajneeka | 67 | 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 Rajanayaka
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