Semasinghe Surname

156,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,801 people bear this surname

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

Semasinghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semasinghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,7771:7,4931,098
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Semasinghe Last Name Facts

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

Semasinghe is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Semasinghe.

How Common Is The Last Name Semasinghe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Semasinghe is the 156,344th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,601,766 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Semasinghe reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,777 people, or 1 in 7,493. Barring Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Semasinghe Last Name Statistics demography

Semasinghe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

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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 Semasinghe
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