Sumathipala Surname

131,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,428 people bear this surname

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

Sumathipala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sumathipala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,3621:6,189905
England311:1,797,35772,927
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Sumathipala (16) may also be a first name.

Sumathipala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sumathipala is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sumathipala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,797th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,125,889 people. The last name Sumathipala occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sumathipala reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

It is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 3,362 people, or 1 in 6,189. Outside of Sri Lanka this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sumatipala951/
Simthipla803/
Samthapalli643/
So Mathebula612/
Ci Mathibeli521/
Ze Mathebula521/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sumathipala
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