Samarasinghe Surname
Approximately 62,340 people bear this surname
Samarasinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 60,811 | 1:342 | 32 |
| Australia | 316 | 1:85,429 | 9,880 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| England | 186 | 1:299,559 | 22,824 |
| United Arab Emirates | 171 | 1:53,581 | 5,240 |
| United States | 152 | 1:2,384,598 | 147,132 |
| Qatar | 119 | 1:19,815 | 2,139 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Samarasinghe (727) may also be a first name.
Samarasinghe Demographics
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Samarasinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarasinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samarasinghe is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarasinghe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,090th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 116,900 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Samarasinghe reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 305,933rd most frequently used forename globally, held by 727 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 60,811 people, or 1 in 342. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Samarasinghe is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.
Samarasinghe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Samarasinghe last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% being registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samarsinghe | 96 | 16 | / |
| Samarasinge | 96 | 7 | / |
| Samarasingh | 96 | 3 | / |
| Samarasnghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarasiinghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samrasinghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarasingher | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarasingha | 92 | 3,993 | / |
| Hsamarasinge | 92 | 1 | / |
| Samarashinge | 92 | 1 | / |
| Samarasunghe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Samarssinghe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Samarasing | 91 | 16 | / |
| Samarsingh | 91 | 7 | / |
| Samra Singh | 87 | 2 | / |
| Samar Singh | 87 | 1 | / |
| Samarsing | 86 | 4 | / |
| Samrsingh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samaroosingh | 83 | 17 | / |
| Sumarasingha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sumarasing | 82 | 80 | / |
| Somarsingh | 82 | 19 | / |
| Sumarsingh | 82 | 3 | / |
| Samarasang | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samerasing | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samirasing | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samaroo Singh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Samaroo-Singh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Samarasynhkhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sumerasingh | 78 | 365 | / |
| Sumairsingh | 78 | 31 | / |
| Soomarsingh | 78 | 3 | / |
| Samarisangh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samaroo-Assing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sumrsingh | 76 | 1 | / |
| Somawarasing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sumerasing | 73 | 130 | / |
| Sumersingh | 73 | 35 | / |
| Somerasing | 73 | 4 | / |
| Samarisang | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sumaresing | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soomaroosingh | 72 | 1 | / |
| Summersingh | 70 | 5 | / |
| Sumarisangh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sumer Singh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Someersingh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Soomaroo-Singh | 69 | 1 | / |
| Soomaroosing | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sumersing | 67 | 6 | / |
| Summer-Singh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Samarasinghe
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