Sinhala Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Sinhala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sinhala (304) may also be a first name.
Sinhala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinhala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sinhala (Marathi: िंसहाला) is carried by more people in Qatar than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinhala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Sinhala is mostly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Sinhala are found; 35 percent are found in West Asia and 35 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Sinhala is also the 504,994th most widely held given name world-wide. It is borne by 304 people.
Sinhala is most frequent in Qatar, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Barring Qatar Sinhala exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 31 percent are found and India, where 23 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sinhala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinhala in the Marathi language | ||
| िंसहाला | insahala | - |
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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 Sinhala
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