Ranatunga Surname

26,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,636 people bear this surname

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

Ranatunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranatunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka20,1001:1,035132
Australia1201:224,96421,387
United Arab Emirates1101:83,2937,578
United States761:4,769,196247,034
England741:752,94741,527
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Canada421:877,27667,671
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
India61:127,844,230863,365
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
France11:66,422,722504,397
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Ranatunga (300) may also be a first name.

Ranatunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranatunga (Hindi: रणतुंगा, Marathi: रणतुंगा, Oriya: ରଣତୁା, Russian: Ранатунга) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranatunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ranatunga is the 26,083rd most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 353,147 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ranatunga reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ranatunga is also the 508,767th most widespread first name globally, held by 300 people.

It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 20,100 people, or 1 in 1,035. Besides Sri Lanka this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Ranatunga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ranatunga surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ranatunga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.9% less than the national average, earning 218,366 kr per year; in United States they earn 27.29% more than the national average, earning $54,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.11% more than the national average, earning $58,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranathunga9524,673/
Ratnatunga95643/
Raanatunga951/
Ranatounga951/
Ranatungha951/
Rathnatunga904/
Ranatunge894,348/
Ranathuga891/
Ranathuna891/
Rathnathunga864/
Ranathunge842,203/
Ranathunghe801/

Ranatunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranatunga in the Oriya language
ରଣତୁାranatua-
Ranatunga in the Marathi language
रणतुंगाranatunga-
Ranatunga in the Hindi language
रणतुंगाranatunga66.67
राणातुंगाranatunga33.33
Ranatunga in the Russian language
Ранатунгаranatunga-

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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 Ranatunga
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