Samarathunge Surname
Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname
Samarathunge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,316 | 1:15,812 | 2,223 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Samarathunge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarathunge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samarathunge is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarathunge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samarathunge is the 290,346th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,525,054 people. The last name Samarathunge is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Samarathunge live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,316 people, or 1 in 15,812. Beside Sri Lanka it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaratunge | 96 | 1,782 | / |
| Samarathunghe | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarathunga | 92 | 9,022 | / |
| Samaratunga | 87 | 8,637 | / |
| Samaratungga | 83 | 2 | / |
| Somaratuna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samaratugha | 70 | 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
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- 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 Samarathunge
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