Ratnayake Surname

8,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,274 people bear this surname

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

Ratnayake Surname User-submission:

Depending on the pronunciation, this surname can mean either 'red leader' or 'gold devil': රතු නායකයා - ratu nāyakayā ('red leader'); රන් යකා - ran yakā ('gold devil').

Ratnayake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka66,9501:31129
Australia4201:64,2757,702
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United Arab Emirates2931:31,2713,388
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
England2851:195,50217,195
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Oman101:368,7975,193
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Wales41:773,63329,106
Maldives41:101,0433,565
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Ratnayake (1,322) may also be a first name.

Ratnayake Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Depending on the pronunciation, this surname can mean either 'red leader' or 'gold devil': රතු නායකයා - ratu nāyakayā ('red leader'); රන් යකා - ran yakā ('gold devil').

- roshimitsu

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

- vindhya

Ratnayake Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ratnayake (Russian: Ратнаяке) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratnayake? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,216th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 105,199 people. Ratnayake occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ratnayake are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 216,117th most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,322 people.

It is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 66,950 people, or 1 in 311. Outside of Sri Lanka this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.

Ratnayake Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ratnayake surname are 5.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ratnayake earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.87% less than the national average, earning €9,349 per year; in United States they earn 29.79% more than the national average, earning $56,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.11% more than the national average, earning $66,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ratnayake Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ratnayake in the Russian language
Ратнаякеratnaake-

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