Ranatunga Surname
Approximately 20,636 people bear this surname
Ranatunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 20,100 | 1:1,035 | 132 |
| Australia | 120 | 1:224,964 | 21,387 |
| United Arab Emirates | 110 | 1:83,293 | 7,578 |
| United States | 76 | 1:4,769,196 | 247,034 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Ranatunga (300) may also be a first name.
Ranatunga Demographics
Average Ranatunga Salary in
United States
$54,924 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranathunga | 95 | 24,673 | / |
| Ratnatunga | 95 | 643 | / |
| Raanatunga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ranatounga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ranatungha | 95 | 1 | / |
| Rathnatunga | 90 | 4 | / |
| Ranatunge | 89 | 4,348 | / |
| Ranathuga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ranathuna | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rathnathunga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ranathunge | 84 | 2,203 | / |
| Ranathunghe | 80 | 1 | / |
Ranatunga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ranatunga in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଣତୁା | ranatua | - |
| Ranatunga in the Marathi language | ||
| रणतुंगा | ranatunga | - |
| Ranatunga in the Hindi language | ||
| रणतुंगा | ranatunga | 66.67 |
| राणातुंगा | ranatunga | 33.33 |
| Ranatunga in the Russian language | ||
| Ранатунга | ranatunga | - |
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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
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- 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 Ranatunga
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