Rathnayaka Surname

9,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,403 people bear this surname

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

Rathnayaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathnayaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka55,9141:37237
United Arab Emirates2181:42,0294,348
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
England181:3,095,448105,421
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Maldives101:40,4172,132
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Rathnayaka (1,028) may also be a first name.

Rathnayaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rathnayaka is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathnayaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 9,972nd most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 129,205 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rathnayaka are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 250,249th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 1,028 people.

Rathnayaka is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 55,914 people, or 1 in 372. Besides Sri Lanka this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Rathnayaka Last Name Statistics demography

Rathnayaka earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning $16,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratnayaka956,349/
Rathnayka95293/
Rathnayake90117,108/
Rathnayeka90292/
Ratnayake8469,274/
Rathnayke8410/
Ratnayaki842/
Ratnayeka841/
Rathnayeke80292/
Rattnayake801/
Rhatnayake801/
Rahtnayake801/
Ratnayakei801/
Rathnaayke801/
Ratnayakce801/
Rattnayaki801/
Ratnayke7812/
Ratnayeke741,020/
Ratnuyake742/
Ratnaiaki741/
Ratnaike6767/
Ratnieka672/
Ratnaikey633/

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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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  • 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 Rathnayaka
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