Samarathunga Surname
Approximately 9,022 people bear this surname
Samarathunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 8,990 | 1:2,315 | 309 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samarathunga (10) may also be a first name.
Samarathunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarathunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samarathunga is most common in Sri Lanka. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarathunga? popularity and diffusion
Samarathunga is the 56,221st most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 807,753 people. Samarathunga occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Samarathunga live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Samarathunga is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 8,990 people, or 1 in 2,315. Barring Sri Lanka Samarathunga is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaratunga | 96 | 8,637 | / |
| Samarathunaga | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarathunge | 92 | 1,319 | / |
| Samaratungga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Samarathunghe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samaratunge | 87 | 1,782 | / |
| Samaruthnga | 87 | 1 | / |
| Somaratuna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samaratugha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Somarathnaq | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samorthong | 73 | 17 | / |
| Simarthong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samerthong | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samritthong | 70 | 19 | / |
| Samhorthong | 70 | 2 | / |
| Samrithwong | 70 | 1 | / |
| Somaar Thengo | 64 | 1 | / |
| Samritthinok | 58 | 65 | / |
| Sumrithiwong | 58 | 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 Samarathunga
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