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
The surname Sinhala (Marathi: िंसहाला) is found most in Qatar. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sinhala.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinhala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sinhala is the 3,882,373rd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is primarily 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 commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 304 people.
Sinhala is most frequent in Qatar, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 262,000. Barring Qatar this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 31 percent reside and India, where 23 percent reside.
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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