Ranathunga Surname

22,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,673 people bear this surname

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

Ranathunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranathunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka24,4851:850103
United Arab Emirates851:107,7919,280
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Ranathunga (10) may also be a first name.

Ranathunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranathunga occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ranathunga.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranathunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,045th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 295,365 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ranathunga are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ranathunga is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 24,485 people, or 1 in 850. Barring Sri Lanka it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Ranathunga Last Name Statistics demography

Ranathunga earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $54,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranatunga9520,636/
Ranathuga951/
Ranathuna951/
Rathnathunga914/
Ranathunge902,203/
Ratnatunga90643/
Raanatunga901/
Ranatounga901/
Ranatungha901/
Rathnatunga864/
Ranathunghe861/
Ranatunge844,348/

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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 Ranathunga
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