Samarajiwa Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

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

Samarajiwa Surname User-submission:

There are multiple meanings to this name:

1.) remembering life (translation from Sinhala)

2.) to cope with death and life (translation from Sanskrit)

3.) fight for your life (Translation from Lanka)

Samarajiwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Laos11:6,588,3231,961

Samarajiwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are multiple meanings to this name:

1.) remembering life (translation from Sinhala)

2.) to cope with death and life (translation from Sanskrit)

3.) fight for your life (Translation from Lanka)

- lankaread
DNA test information

Samarajiwa Last Name Facts

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

Samarajiwa is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samarajiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 575,362nd most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Samarajiwa reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Samarajiva90375/
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Samarajeva801/
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Zamarajeva704/
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Shamarijavi671/
Somarajabhai643/
Zamaraeva633,483/
Zamarayva632/
Samarueva632/
Samaryeva631/
Samareeva631/
Zamarayeva6036/
Şamarayeva604/
Shamareeva601/
Samaroyeva601/
Shamariyeva573/
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Zamareeva5320/
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Zamaruyeva501/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samarajiwa
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