Samarasooriya Surname
Approximately 592 people bear this surname
Samarasooriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samarasooriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarasooriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samarasooriya is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarasooriya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 542,091st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,310,044 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Samarasooriya live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
It is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Not including Sri Lanka it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and The Maldives, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samarasuriya | 88 | 470 | / |
| Samarasriy | 87 | 1 | / |
| Samarasuruya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samarasiri | 78 | 1,249 | / |
| Samara Osorio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samara Ozorio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samara Serra | 72 | 4 | / |
| Samara Soeiro | 69 | 2 | / |
| Samarsar | 67 | 33 | / |
| Samersri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Samara Saar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somrasri | 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 Samarasooriya
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