Samarasinhe Surname
Approximately 971 people bear this surname
Samarasinhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 950 | 1:21,904 | 2,929 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samarasinhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarasinhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samarasinhe occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarasinhe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 370,091st most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,505,197 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Samarasinhe are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Samarasinhe is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 950 people, or 1 in 21,904. Other than Sri Lanka this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samarasinhge | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarasinhhe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarasinh | 95 | 48 | / |
| Sammarasinh | 91 | 36 | / |
| Samarasinge | 91 | 7 | / |
| Hsamarasinge | 87 | 1 | / |
| Samarashinge | 87 | 1 | / |
| Jamarasinh | 86 | 9 | / |
| Samarasena | 76 | 1,304 | / |
| Samarajain | 76 | 1 | / |
| Samorahsini | 73 | 33 | / |
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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 Samarasinhe
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