Ratnaweera Surname

147,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,008 people bear this surname

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

Ratnaweera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratnaweera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,9241:7,1161,038
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Ratnaweera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratnaweera is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ratnaweera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratnaweera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 147,242nd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,422,721 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ratnaweera live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,924 people, or 1 in 7,116. Beside Sri Lanka Ratnaweera is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Ratnaweera Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ratnaweera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.79% more than the national average, earning 490,704 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.09% more than the national average, earning $67,117 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathnaweera957,677/
Ratnaveera901/
Ratnawara844/
Ratnavera841/
Ratnawirat8030/
Ratnawerot804/
Ratnawaraha761,781/
Ratnavira7425/
Ratnawirot70237/
Ratnauri676/
Ratnavaraha675/
Rotnawaro6360/
Rattnavirot571/

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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 Ratnaweera
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