Rathnayake Surname

4,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117,108 people bear this surname

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

Rathnayake Surname User-submission:

The surname Rathnayake means 'leader who is leading the team to victory on a chariot'. It comes from the Sinhala words rath, meaning 'chariot, and nayake, meaning 'leader who is leading the team to victory'.

Rathnayake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka115,3361:18015
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
United Arab Emirates3101:29,5563,247
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Australia1981:136,34214,722
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England641:870,59545,570
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Oman121:307,3314,704
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Maldives71:57,7392,642
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
China61:227,886,92811,701
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Rathnayake (1,586) may also be a first name.

Rathnayake Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Rathnayake means 'leader who is leading the team to victory on a chariot'. It comes from the Sinhala words rath, meaning 'chariot, and nayake, meaning 'leader who is leading the team to victory'.

- isururathnayake

The Rathnayake surname means 'leader, who is precious as a gem'. Rathna means 'precious stone' or 'gem'. Nayake means 'the leader'.

- vindhya

Rathnayake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rathnayake occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathnayake? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rathnayake is the 4,824th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,229 people. The last name Rathnayake occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rathnayake live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rathnayake is also the 194,164th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 1,586 people.

It is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 115,336 people, or 1 in 180. Not including Sri Lanka this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Rathnayake Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rathnayake earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.6% more than the national average, earning $55,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% less than the national average, earning $42,382 CAD per year.

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