Ramanayaka Surname

86,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,540 people bear this surname

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

Ramanayaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramanayaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5,4091:3,847548
India1041:7,375,629160,209
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ramanayaka (816) may also be a first name.

Ramanayaka Last Name Facts

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

Ramanayaka (Russian: Раманаяка) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ramanayaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramanayaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,914th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,315,442 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ramanayaka reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ramanayaka is also the 286,135th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 816 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 5,409 people, or 1 in 3,847. Not including Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ramanayaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramanayaka in the Russian language
Раманаякаramanaaka-

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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 Ramanayaka
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