Suraweera Surname

32,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,510 people bear this surname

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

Suraweera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Suraweera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka16,2261:1,282179
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Australia321:843,61652,533
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Suraweera (432) may also be a first name.

Suraweera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Suraweera occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suraweera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,273rd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 441,402 people. Suraweera is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Suraweera live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Suraweera is also the 412,918th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 432 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 16,226 people, or 1 in 1,282. Other than Sri Lanka it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Suraweera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Suraweera surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Suraweera earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $40,816 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sureaweera951/
Suraveera899/
Sutrawira7810/
Siuravera786/
Sureira7551/
Surairat71170/
Surreira71116/
Sureiray714/
Suraaree713/
Surajraj712/
Suravara711/
Surajara711/
Surioara711/
Surawirot6751/
Surare6724/
Surajaras6716/
Surawiroj6714/
Suriyaraj6713/
Suriyarat6712/
Sutrairat671/
Surawirod671/
Suraviras671/

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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 Suraweera
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