Withana Surname

41,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,440 people bear this surname

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

Withana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Withana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka12,2061:1,705237
Australia441:613,53943,545
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States261:13,940,728505,428
France241:2,767,613196,808
England161:3,482,379114,324
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden101:984,67673,605
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Withana (22) may also be a first name.

Withana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Withana occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Withana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,971st most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 585,816 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Withana reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Withana is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

It is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 12,206 people, or 1 in 1,705. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Withana exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Withana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Withana last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Withana earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.88% more than the national average, earning $68,125 USD per year.

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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 Withana
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