Sujeewa Surname

172,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,500 people bear this surname

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

Sujeewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sujeewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,4851:8,3741,222
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sujeewa (32,750) may also be a first name.

Sujeewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sujeewa is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sujeewa.

How Common Is The Last Name Sujeewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 172,115th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,915,018 people. Sujeewa is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sujeewa reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 26,041st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 32,750 people.

This surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,485 people, or 1 in 8,374. Beside Sri Lanka this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sajeewa86883/
Sujeeva86294/
Sujiwa77172/
Seewua779/
Siujwa774/
Sajewa774/
Sujeva773/
Seewaj771/
Sejewa771/
Shuewa771/
Sseewa771/
Sujeba771/
Suseeva7135/
Sajeeva7118/
Suewaja7110/
Sheewah718/
Sujevad716/
Sujeeve714/
Seewaja712/
Suheeva711/
Susewat711/
Shajewa711/
Sheejwa711/
Seiwa671,070/
Sauwa67984/
Sueue67171/
Xujwa67114/
Souwa67102/
Sejwa6777/
Seeva6773/
Seuwa6762/
Seehawat6733/
Suiwa6729/
Sueva6727/
Sueve6719/
Seawa6719/
Sajwa6717/
Suzheeva6711/
Suywa679/
Seywa675/
Sayeewaa671/
Sujua671/
Sheeawad671/
Ceewa671/
Seeyowai671/
Seehaway671/
Shujawat671/

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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 Sujeewa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis