Senanayake Surname

8,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,202 people bear this surname

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

Senanayake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Senanayake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka61,6881:33731
Australia3131:86,2489,971
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United Arab Emirates2191:41,8374,325
England2151:259,15420,728
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Canada601:614,09350,489
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
France81:8,302,840321,660
Maldives81:50,5222,455
Oman61:614,6626,082
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Senanayake Last Name Facts

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

Senanayake is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Senanayake click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Senanayake? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,969th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 115,306 people. Senanayake is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Senanayake live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 61,688 people, or 1 in 337. Barring Sri Lanka Senanayake is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

Senanayake Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Senanayake last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Senanayake earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.17% more than the national average, earning $51,851 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $50,139 CAD 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
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