Samaraweera Surname
Approximately 30,506 people bear this surname
Samaraweera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 29,894 | 1:696 | 80 |
| United Arab Emirates | 178 | 1:51,473 | 5,061 |
| Australia | 114 | 1:236,804 | 22,158 |
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Samaraweera (40) may also be a first name.
Samaraweera Demographics
Average Samaraweera Salary in
United States
$51,525 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samaraweera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaraweera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samaraweera is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaraweera? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,093rd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 238,889 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Samaraweera reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 40 people.
Samaraweera is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 29,894 people, or 1 in 696. Aside from Sri Lanka it occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Samaraweera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Samaraweera surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.
The amount Samaraweera earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.41% more than the national average, earning $51,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11% less than the national average, earning $44,217 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaraweeraa | 96 | 1 | / |
| Samarweera | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sameeraweera | 87 | 1 | / |
| Samarawira | 86 | 11 | / |
| Samreera | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samarara | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samaruera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samararay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samurawra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samarer | 78 | 2 | / |
| Samarar | 78 | 2 | / |
| Samreer | 78 | 2 | / |
| Samarere | 74 | 59 | / |
| Samararr | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samarwar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samarora | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samarhar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samara R | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samara Auer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Simaraura | 70 | 141 | / |
| Samarhare | 70 | 3 | / |
| Simararay | 70 | 1 | / |
| Samwarira | 70 | 1 | / |
| Samarayar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sumarar | 67 | 20 | / |
| Samarir | 67 | 10 | / |
| Samaror | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samerar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samara Rui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somarar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samrare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamirawira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samorare | 63 | 1 | / |
| Camareiro | 60 | 19 | / |
| Samoreira | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Samaraweera
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