Ranasighe Surname
Approximately 953 people bear this surname
Ranasighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 950 | 1:21,904 | 2,929 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ranasighe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ranasighe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ranasighe occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ranasighe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ranasighe is the 375,572nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,646,953 people. The surname Ranasighe is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ranasighe live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Ranasighe is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 950 people, or 1 in 21,904. Besides Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranasigehe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ranasige | 94 | 6 | / |
| Ranashinghe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ranashige | 89 | 14 | / |
| Ranasigha | 89 | 4 | / |
| Ranashinge | 84 | 36 | / |
| Ranasinhge | 84 | 9 | / |
| Rangashige | 84 | 2 | / |
| Rannashinge | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rangasigi | 78 | 3 | / |
| Ranashenge | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rangasigay | 74 | 1 | / |
| Rónaszegi | 56 | 35 | / |
| Ronaszegi | 56 | 11 | / |
| Ratnagegi | 56 | 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 Ranasighe
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