Rajapakshe Surname

30,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,238 people bear this surname

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

Rajapakshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rajapakshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka17,1031:1,217171
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England61:9,286,343223,652
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Rajapakshe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rajapakshe (Marathi: राजपक्ष) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rajapakshe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 30,977th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 422,761 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rajapakshe reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 17,103 people, or 1 in 1,217. Besides Sri Lanka this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Rajapakshe Last Name Statistics demography

Rajapakshe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $45,238 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rajapakshe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rajapakshe in the Marathi language
राजपक्षrajapaksa-

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