Ruvanwella Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

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

Ruvanwella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruvanwella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324

Ruvanwella Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruvanwella is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ruvanwella click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruvanwella? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ruvanwella is the 902,012th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name Ruvanwella is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ruvanwella live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Not including Sri Lanka it is found in one country. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 1 percent live.

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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 Ruvanwella
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