Seelanatha Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Seelanatha Surname User-submission:

Seelanatha is a surname from Sri Lanka. It comes from the Sanskrit words seela, meaning 'good virtue', 'morality' or 'conduct', and natha, meaning 'Lord'. Hence the meaning of the surname is 'Lord of virtue'.

Seelanatha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Seelanatha Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Seelanatha is a surname from Sri Lanka. It comes from the Sanskrit words seela, meaning 'good virtue', 'morality' or 'conduct', and natha, meaning 'Lord'. Hence the meaning of the surname is 'Lord of virtue'.

- dhammika

Seelanatha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Seelanatha Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Seelanatha has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seelanatha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 533,524th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Seelanatha reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Seelanatha is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 585 people, or 1 in 35,570. Excluding Sri Lanka it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

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