Samarasinghe Surname

9,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,340 people bear this surname

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

Samarasinghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samarasinghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka60,8111:34232
Australia3161:85,4299,880
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
England1861:299,55922,824
United Arab Emirates1711:53,5815,240
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Qatar1191:19,8152,139
Canada891:413,99536,402
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Oman141:263,4264,299
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
India61:127,844,230863,365
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Comoros11:749,524685
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Samarasinghe (727) may also be a first name.

Samarasinghe Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Samarasinghe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,090th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 116,900 people. The last name Samarasinghe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Samarasinghe live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 305,933rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 727 people.

The last name Samarasinghe is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 60,811 people, or 1 in 342. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

Samarasinghe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Samarasinghe surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Samarasinghe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.93% more than the national average, earning $53,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.83% more than the national average, earning $65,996 CAD per year.

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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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