Samarasekera Surname
Approximately 7,733 people bear this surname
Samarasekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7,455 | 1:2,791 | 384 |
| United States | 72 | 1:5,034,152 | 256,679 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Samarasekera Demographics
Average Samarasekera Salary in
United States
$58,010 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samarasekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarasekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samarasekera occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Samarasekera.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarasekera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samarasekera is the 64,670th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 942,396 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Samarasekera live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
It is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 7,455 people, or 1 in 2,791. Barring Sri Lanka this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Samarasekera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Samarasekera last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.
The amount Samarasekera earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 34.44% more than the national average, earning $58,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.61% more than the national average, earning $70,357 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samarasekeras | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarsekera | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarasekara | 92 | 13,670 | / |
| Samara Sekara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samarsekara | 87 | 1 | / |
| Samarasikara | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samarsekhar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samarasakar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samir Asaker | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samara Siqueira | 74 | 32 | / |
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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 Samarasekera
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