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
Average Samarasinghe Salary in
United States
$53,908 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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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