Sooriarachchi Surname
Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname
Sooriarachchi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,169 | 1:17,800 | 2,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sooriarachchi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sooriarachchi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sooriarachchi is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sooriarachchi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 316,396th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,149,828 people. Sooriarachchi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sooriarachchi reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Barring Sri Lanka Sooriarachchi occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sooriyarachchi | 96 | 1,980 | / |
| Sooriyaarachchi | 93 | 7,957 | / |
| Sooriwaarachchi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sooriarachi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sooriya'arachchi | 90 | 4 | / |
| Sooriya Arachchi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Sooriyaarachch | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sooriarachchge | 89 | 1 | / |
| Suriarachchi | 88 | 1,480 | / |
| Sooriyaarachchy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Suriyarachchi | 85 | 752 | / |
| Suriyaarachchi | 81 | 4,153 | / |
| Sooriaarratchi | 81 | 1 | / |
| Sarwar Kachi | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Sooriarachchi
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