Ranaweera Surname

11,548th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,660 people bear this surname

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

Ranaweera Surname User-submission:

A legendary hero and brave leader of the army.

Ranaweera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka47,5091:43848
United Arab Emirates2261:40,5414,176
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Australia1021:264,66424,097
England1001:557,18134,216
Canada891:413,99536,402
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Oman551:67,0542,851
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway111:467,48139,375
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Fiji11:894,3914,568
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Ranaweera (1,448) may also be a first name.

Ranaweera Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A legendary hero and brave leader of the army.

- sachira

Ranaweera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranaweera occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranaweera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ranaweera is the 11,548th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 149,765 people. The last name Ranaweera occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ranaweera reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 205,021st most numerous given name worldwide, held by 1,448 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 47,509 people, or 1 in 438. Beside Sri Lanka Ranaweera is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Ranaweera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ranaweera surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ranaweera earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 47.85% more than the national average, earning 511,678 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.64% more than the national average, earning $52,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.19% more than the national average, earning $57,232 CAD per year.

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