Rathnapala Surname
Approximately 2,201 people bear this surname
Rathnapala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Rathnapala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rathnapala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rathnapala occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rathnapala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 191,486th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,311,016 people. The surname Rathnapala occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rathnapala are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,193 people, or 1 in 9,489. Besides Sri Lanka this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratnapala | 95 | 2,539 | / |
| Rathnapaala | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ranapala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rathnapalli | 86 | 7 | / |
| Rathnapally | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ratnapali | 84 | 2 | / |
| Ratnapale | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ratnapola | 84 | 1 | / |
| Ratnapalli | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ratnapally | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ratnapalle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ranapaaila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ratnapoli | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ranaphaley | 70 | 3 | / |
| Rangapolo | 63 | 3 | / |
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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 Rathnapala
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