Ranawake Surname

162,759th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,671 people bear this surname

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

Ranawake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranawake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,5581:8,1351,187
Australia601:449,92835,109
United States121:30,204,911765,334
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Ranawake Last Name Facts

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

Ranawake occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranawake? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ranawake is the 162,759th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,728,396 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ranawake are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Ranawake is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,558 people, or 1 in 8,135. Aside from Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ranawake Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ranawake surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Ranawake earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 154.93% more than the national average, earning $110,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranawaka8815,913/
Ratnavake821/
Ranavak806/
Ranaivak756/
Ranavaik751/
Rainavak751/
Ranavaka751/
Ranhawaq751/
Ratnawatkit744/
Ranavac673/
Ranabag671/
Ranevaki636/
Ranavagh631/
Ranowiecki5613/
Rajnovac5028/
Reanovasquez503/

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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 Ranawake
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