Rajapakse Surname

12,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,362 people bear this surname

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

Rajapakse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rajapakse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka44,8771:46453
Australia3061:88,22110,161
United Arab Emirates2801:32,7223,512
United States2171:1,670,318111,195
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1451:384,26226,878
Canada771:478,51441,057
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Qatar591:39,9664,109
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Israel191:450,40234,739
France181:3,690,151224,666
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Rajapakse (26) may also be a first name.

Rajapakse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rajapakse occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rajapakse? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,118th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 157,188 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Rajapakse are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 44,877 people, or 1 in 464. Besides Sri Lanka this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Rajapakse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rajapakse are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rajapakse earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.76% more than the national average, earning $67,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rajapakshe9517,238/
Rajappakse951/
Rajapaksher903/
Rajapakshes901/
Rajapaksa899,077/
Rajapaksi892/
Rajapaksha8481,385/
Rajapacksa841/
Rajapakshi841/
Raajapaksha801/
Rajapahksha801/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rajapakse
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