Top Common Sri Lankan Surnames

Ranking	Last Name	Incidence	Letters
1	Perera	965669	6
2	Fernando	583845	8
3	De silva	335264	8
4	Bandara	254719	7
5	Kumara	225994	6
6	Dissanayake	193396	11
7	Mohamed	173370	7
8	Gamage	167596	6
9	Liyanage	161237	8
10	Jayasinghe	159337	10
11	Ranasinghe	156486	10
12	Herath	138068	6
13	Weerasinghe	136606	11
14	Peiris	129881	6
15	Rathnayake	115336	10
16	Wickramasinghe	108685	14
17	Wijesinghe	106200	10
18	Hettiarachchi	98087	13
19	Nanayakkara	87489	11
20	Ahamed	83542	6
21	Rajapaksha	79741	10
22	Mendis	79157	6
23	Pathirana	78791	9
24	Ekanayake	78207	9
25	Gunasekara	77768	10
26	Dias	75795	4
27	Sampath	75356	7
28	Amarasinghe	72798	11
29	Ratnayake	66951	9
30	Chathuranga	65781	11
31	Senanayake	61688	10
32	Samarasinghe	60811	12
33	Lakmal	60226	6
34	Munasinghe	59057	10
35	Rodrigo	58034	7
36	Seneviratne	57814	11
37	Rathnayaka	55914	10
38	Edirisinghe	54379	11
39	Jayawardena	54233	11
40	Fonseka	53794	7
41	Sanjeewa	52771	8
42	Gunawardana	52186	11
43	Prasad	51529	6
44	Gunawardena	50871	11
45	Karunaratne	50286	11
46	Jayaweera	48751	9
47	Jayasekara	48605	10
48	Ranaweera	47509	9
49	Jayawardana	45754	11
50	Jayasuriya	45389	10
51	Madusanka	45170	9
52	Alwis	45023	5
53	Rajapakse	44877	9
54	Karunarathna	44146	12
55	Dissanayaka	43927	11
56	Jayakody	43269	8
57	Samarakoon	41588	10
58	Kariyawasam	41442	11
59	Cooray	39542	6
60	Karunarathne	39322	12
61	Kumari	39176	6
62	Abeysinghe	38665	10
63	Rupasinghe	36984	10
64	Sandaruwan	36618	10
65	Weerakoon	36326	9
66	Jayalath	35595	8
67	Gunasekera	34791	10
68	De alwis	34133	8
69	Madushanka	33402	10
70	Jayasundara	33329	11
71	Tennakoon	33256	9
72	Weerasekara	32964	11
73	Vithanage	32964	9
74	Subasinghe	32160	10
75	Kumarasinghe	31429	12
76	Hewage	31063	6
77	Gunarathna	30113	10
78	Gunaratne	30113	9
79	Prasanna	30040	8
80	Samaraweera	29894	11
81	Athukorala	29601	10
82	Maduranga	29601	9
83	Wijeratne	29309	9
84	Wijekoon	29090	8
85	Gunathilaka	28944	11
86	Hussain	28578	7
87	Pushpakumara	28432	12
88	Priyadarshana	28359	13
89	Samaranayake	28140	12
90	Lanka	27921	5
91	Jayathilaka	27920	11
92	Siriwardana	26897	11
93	Gunathilake	26532	11
94	Dassanayake	26459	11
95	Senevirathne	26312	12
96	Pradeep	25874	7
97	Mohammed	25582	8
98	Yapa	25508	4
99	Priyankara	24997	10
100	Wijesekara	24851	10
101	Desilva	24778	7
102	Indika	24704	6
103	Farook	24485	6
104	Attanayake	24485	10
105	Ranathunga	24485	10
106	Basnayake	24266	9
107	Senaratne	23900	9
108	Withanage	22658	9
109	Abdul	22585	5
110	Madushan	22366	8
111	Nishantha	21854	9
112	Mohideen	21781	8
113	Wijerathne	21635	10
114	Chamara	21635	7
115	Sri	21562	3
116	Kannangara	21488	10
117	Siriwardena	21415	11
118	Adikari	21342	7
119	Jayarathna	21269	10
120	Nuwan	21196	5
121	Kodithuwakku	21196	12
122	Sameera	20977	7
123	Senevirathna	20977	12
124	Dilrukshi	20904	9
125	Priyantha	20684	9
126	Wanniarachchi	20611	13
127	Wijerathna	20538	10
128	Udayanga	20392	8
129	Rajakaruna	20392	10
130	Jayathilake	20392	11
131	Gunarathne	20319	10
132	Ranatunga	20100	9
133	Lakmali	20100	7
134	Abeykoon	20027	8
135	Karunanayake	19954	12
136	Tharanga	19734	8
137	Jayasooriya	19734	11
138	Abeywickrama	19661	12
139	Senarath	19588	8
140	Wijesundara	19588	11
141	Guruge	19588	6
142	Jayasekera	19515	10
143	Balasuriya	19442	10
144	Hassan	19369	6
145	Samarawickrama	19369	14
146	Weerakkody	19223	10
147	Chandrasiri	19077	11
148	Marasinghe	18930	10
149	Dilshan	18711	7
150	Priyadarshani	18638	13
151	Kuruppu	18638	7
152	Atapattu	18273	8
153	Madushani	18273	9
154	Wijesuriya	18273	10
155	Weerasooriya	18126	12
156	Kaluarachchi	18126	12
157	Wijesooriya	18053	11
158	Kodikara	17907	8
159	Balasooriya	17907	11
160	De zoysa	17761	8
161	Roshan	17761	6
162	Jayaratne	17688	9
163	Alahakoon	17542	9
164	Tissera	17469	7
165	Amarasekara	17395	11
166	Darshana	17322	8
167	Senarathna	17322	10
168	Kulathunga	17249	10
169	Thilakarathna	17249	13
170	Gayan	17176	5
171	Rajapakshe	17103	10
172	Dharmasena	17030	10
173	Sandamali	16957	9
174	Raj	16811	3
175	Jayawickrama	16738	12
176	Gunawardhana	16665	12
177	Ekanayaka	16372	9
178	Suranga	16372	7
179	Suraweera	16226	9
180	Prabath	16226	7
181	Ismail	16153	6
182	Jayarathne	16080	10
183	De mel	15934	6
184	Cader	15934	5
185	Chandrasekara	15861	13
186	Senarathne	15861	10
187	Ranawaka	15787	8
188	Chaminda	15714	8
189	Nissanka	15714	8
190	Thilakarathne	15568	13
191	Hameed	15422	6
192	Anuradha	15349	8
193	Bandaranayake	15276	13
194	Anthony	15203	7
195	Kulatunga	14837	9
196	Mudalige	14399	8
197	Soysa	14253	5
198	Khan	14106	4
199	Deen	13522	4
200	Samarasekara	13522	12
201	Dasanayaka	13010	10
202	Ahmed	12572	5
203	Nadarajah	12572	9
204	Ruwan	12571	5
205	Subramaniam	12498	11
206	Ali	12279	3
207	Withana	12206	7
208	Liyanaarachchi	11987	14
209	Sanjaya	11914	7
210	Mohan	11914	5
211	Hettige	11621	7
212	Iqbal	11475	5
213	Pereira	11329	7
214	Pieris	11110	6
215	Siva	11037	4
216	Mahesh	10817	6
217	Gurusinghe	10525	10
218	Saleem	10306	6
219	Rajaratnam	10160	10
220	Cassim	10160	6
221	Shan	10013	4
222	Kapila	9502	6
223	Ranjan	9429	6
224	Aslam	8990	5
225	Sheriff	8917	7
226	Kanchana	8844	8
227	Caldera	8844	7
228	Azeez	8771	5
229	Wijesekera	8698	10
230	Ameen	8698	5
231	Abdeen	8478	6
232	Chanaka	8478	7
233	Sahan	8478	5
234	Rizvi	8405	5
235	Kandasamy	8405	9
236	Asiri	8259	5
237	Rahman	8186	6
238	Dinesh	8186	6
239	Gomes	8186	5
240	Nazeer	8040	6
241	Warnakulasuriya	7967	15
242	Kasun	7967	5
243	Manoj	7601	5
244	Gamlath	7601	7
245	Ansar	7528	5
246	Lal	7455	3
247	Nizam	7455	5
248	Akka	7309	4
249	Raheem	7236	6
250	Ananda	7236	6
251	Hassen	7163	6
252	Ibrahim	7090	7
253	Saman	7017	5
254	Colombo	7017	7
255	Nawaz	6944	5
256	Saparamadu	6944	10
257	Nonis	6870	5
258	Manamperi	6870	9
259	De costa	6870	8
260	Buddika	6870	7
261	Navaratne	6797	9
262	Vidanapathirana	6797	15
263	Croos	6724	5
264	Arumugam	6724	8
265	Balasubramaniam	6724	15
266	Ranga	6651	5
267	Madu	6578	4
268	Adhikari	6578	8
269	Akram	6505	5
270	Salgado	6505	7
271	Ganeshan	6505	8
272	Mansoor	6505	7
273	Kandiah	6432	7
274	Ameer	6432	5
275	Suresh	6359	6
276	Perumal	6359	7
277	Rasheed	6359	7
278	Sivalingam	6286	10
279	Kurukulasuriya	6286	14
280	Rajendran	6286	9
281	Malik	6286	5
282	Ramanathan	6066	10
283	Ratnam	5993	6
284	Irfan	5847	5
285	Hashim	5847	6
286	Loganathan	5847	10
287	Basnayaka	5774	9
288	Sagara	5774	6
289	Balakrishnan	5774	12
290	Raja	5701	4
291	Alles	5701	5
292	Hisham	5628	6
293	Irshad	5628	6
294	Faiz	5555	4
295	Malaka	5555	6
296	Samuel	5555	6
297	Maddumage	5409	9
298	Chandimal	5409	9
299	Ramachandran	5409	12
300	Yoosuf	5409	6
301	Pinto	5409	5
302	Karan	5336	5
303	Razik	5336	5
304	Sharma	5263	6
305	Muhammed	5263	8
306	Manoharan	5263	9
307	Peries	5263	6
308	Rafeek	5262	6
309	Wasala	5262	6
310	Malinda	5262	7
311	Colombage	5262	9
312	Sam	5189	3
313	Jay	5189	3
314	Samantha	5189	8
315	Abeywardena	5116	11
316	Somasundaram	4970	12
317	Kaleel	4970	6
318	Bala	4970	4
319	Sha	4970	3
320	Faizal	4970	6
321	Majeed	4970	6
322	Don	4897	3
323	Pillai	4897	6
324	Banu	4897	4
325	Shanmugam	4897	9
326	Nazar	4824	5
327	Mahalingam	4824	10
328	Pushpa	4824	6
329	Rajan	4751	5
330	Antony	4751	6
331	Imran	4678	5
332	Ramesh	4678	6
333	Balachandran	4678	12
334	Nizar	4678	5
335	Mubarak	4678	7
336	Mapa	4605	4
337	Ravi	4605	4
338	Rajah	4605	5
339	Hilmy	4532	5
340	Jaleel	4532	6
341	Kuma	4459	4
342	Arafath	4458	7
343	Azam	4385	4
344	Azhar	4385	5
345	Kamal	4385	5
346	Mahendran	4312	9
347	Rohana	4312	6
348	Sivakumar	4239	9
349	Sanka	4239	5
350	Jagoda	4239	6
351	Jameel	4239	6
352	Rizwan	4166	6
353	Ferdinando	4166	10
354	Sulaiman	4166	8
355	Basheer	4093	7
356	Hamza	4093	5
357	Rohan	4020	5
358	Livera	4020	6
359	Fahim	4020	5
360	Malli	4020	5
361	Arshad	4020	6
362	Moulana	4020	7
363	Singh	4020	5
364	Jaya	4020	4
365	Wije	4020	4
366	Konara	3947	6
367	Priya	3947	5
368	Madura	3947	6
369	Sathasivam	3947	10
370	Samarasingha	3947	12
371	Edward	3874	6
372	Sabry	3874	5
373	Emmanuel	3874	8
374	Channa	3874	6
375	Karu	3874	4
376	Ghouse	3874	6
377	Ariff	3801	5
378	Cool	3801	4
379	Asela	3801	5
380	Mel	3801	3
381	Afzal	3801	5
382	Benjamin	3801	8
383	De	3728	2
384	Nathan	3728	6
385	Malinga	3728	7
386	Akbar	3728	5
387	Mallawa	3728	7
388	Krishnakumar	3655	12
389	Faris	3655	5
390	Miskin	3655	6
391	Almeida	3655	7
392	Silva	3636	5
393	Anton	3581	5
394	Kumarasamy	3581	10
395	Stephen	3581	7
396	Niro	3581	4
397	Nicholas	3581	8
398	Fazil	3581	5
399	Fareed	3581	6
400	Shifan	3508	6
401	Dole	3508	4
402	Priyanka	3508	8
403	Soyza	3508	5
404	Razak	3508	5
405	Appuhamy	3508	8
406	Ishan	3435	5
407	Dilan	3435	5
408	Aruna	3435	5
409	Shiham	3435	6
410	Shanika	3435	7
411	Elvitigala	3435	10
412	Benedict	3362	8
413	Kumaran	3362	7
414	Siraj	3362	5
415	Latiff	3362	6
416	Kamil	3362	5
417	Mba	3362	3
418	Shehan	3362	6
419	Saheed	3289	6
420	Ravindran	3289	9
421	Nishan	3289	6
422	Vijayakumar	3289	11
423	Mohamad	3216	7
424	Demel	3216	5
425	Dayan	3216	5
426	Farhan	3216	6
427	Bernard	3216	7
428	Zubair	3216	6
429	Musthafa	3216	8
430	Ganesh	3216	6
431	Chandra	3216	7
432	Salih	3143	5
433	Zahir	3143	5
434	Dodangoda	3143	9
435	Krishnan	3143	8
436	Ponniah	3143	7
437	Razick	3143	6
438	Noordeen	3143	8
439	Anas	3143	4
440	Harsha	3143	6
441	Naseer	3143	6
442	Selvaraj	3070	8
443	Corea	3070	5
444	Gamini	3070	6
445	Ramalingam	3070	10
446	Ram	3070	3
447	Razeek	2997	6
448	Haran	2997	5
449	Kannan	2997	6
450	Riyaz	2997	5
451	Ramasamy	2997	8
452	Niranjan	2997	8
453	Shafraz	2924	7
454	Razeen	2924	6
455	Wahid	2924	5
456	Philip	2924	6
457	Loku	2924	4
458	Xavier	2924	6
459	Cabral	2924	6
460	Aziz	2924	4
461	Menaka	2924	6
462	Mangala	2924	7
463	Lee	2924	3
464	Anjana	2924	6
465	Mahendra	2851	8
466	Moorthy	2851	7
467	Maduka	2851	6
468	Adam	2851	4
469	Ishak	2851	5
470	Chandran	2851	8
471	Jacob	2851	5
472	Rameez	2851	6
473	Jabir	2851	5
474	Milroy	2777	6
475	Bopitiya	2777	8
476	Wahab	2777	5
477	Kaushal	2777	7
478	Baskaran	2777	8
479	Rahim	2777	5
480	Srinath	2704	7
481	Ilyas	2704	5
482	Kanna	2704	5
483	Mafaz	2704	5
484	Nirmal	2704	6
485	Zain	2704	4
486	Christopher	2704	11
487	Refai	2631	5
488	Shankar	2631	7
489	Sir	2631	3
490	Azmi	2631	4
491	Ramzan	2631	6
492	Fazal	2631	5
493	Jude	2631	4
494	Abbas	2631	5
495	Rilwan	2558	6
496	Gomis	2558	5
497	Narayana	2558	8
498	Nalin	2558	5
499	Ayesh	2558	5
500	Muhammad	2558	8
501	Ragunathan	2558	10
502	Zahran	2558	6
503	Bandula	2485	7
504	Paiva	2485	5
505	Wick	2485	4
506	San	2485	3
507	Hanifa	2485	6
508	Haleem	2485	6
509	Krishan	2485	7
510	Azeem	2485	5
511	Suppiah	2485	7
512	Siddique	2412	8
513	Banda	2412	5
514	Nilam	2412	5
515	Mani	2412	4
516	Miranda	2412	7
517	Dawood	2412	6
518	Nanda	2412	5
519	Cabraal	2412	7
520	Wazeer	2412	6
521	Muneer	2412	6
522	Rajkumar	2412	8
523	Shah	2412	4
524	Rajagopal	2412	9
525	Wijayasiri	2412	10
526	Peris	2412	5
527	Krish	2412	5
528	Kalani	2412	6
529	Thayaparan	2412	10
530	Rauf	2412	4
531	Hamid	2339	5
532	Surendran	2339	9
533	Chan	2339	4
534	Fahmy	2339	5
535	Udani	2339	5
536	Candappa	2339	8
537	Kalinga	2339	7
538	Krishnamoorthy	2339	14
539	Nilan	2339	5
540	Motha	2266	5
541	Krishna	2266	7
542	Lowe	2266	4
543	Solomon	2266	7
544	Saldin	2266	6
545	Haroon	2266	6
546	Azad	2193	4
547	Ikram	2193	5
548	Parameswaran	2193	12
549	Abraham	2193	7
550	Bawa	2193	4
551	Galle	2193	5
552	Wanaguru	2193	8
553	Nazeem	2193	6
554	Gaya	2193	4
555	Rock	2193	4
556	Moses	2193	5
557	Chameera	2193	8
558	Sameer	2193	6
559	Mohammad	2193	8
560	Naushad	2120	7
561	Radhakrishnan	2120	13
562	Khalid	2120	6
563	Jansen	2120	6
564	Noor	2120	4
565	Philips	2120	7
566	Kajan	2120	5
567	Ashraf	2120	6
568	Sally	2120	5
569	Murugesu	2120	8
570	Michael	2120	7
571	Waas	2120	4
572	Hasan	2120	5
573	Ahamad	2120	6
574	Liyana	2120	6
575	Mark	2047	4
576	Safran	2047	6
577	Jabbar	2047	6
578	Raymond	2047	7
579	Nishad	2047	6
580	Hakeem	2047	6
581	Sylvester	2047	9
582	Ferdinand	2047	9
583	Selvanathan	2047	11
584	Karunakaran	2047	11
585	Shamil	2047	6
586	Rulz	2047	4
587	De almeida	2047	10
588	Mirando	2047	7
589	Amith	2047	5
590	Gunewardena	2047	11
591	Selva	1973	5
592	Roshani	1973	7
593	Sebastian	1973	9
594	Rox	1973	3
595	Ravichandran	1973	12
596	Salim	1973	5
597	Farzan	1973	6
598	Uthayakumar	1973	11
599	Samad	1973	5
600	Devendra	1973	8
601	Vidana	1973	6
602	Jayakumar	1973	9
603	Mylvaganam	1973	10
604	Colonne	1973	7
605	Balasingam	1973	10
606	Yaseen	1973	6
607	Lye	1900	3
608	Kathriarachchi	1900	14
609	Begum	1900	5
610	Ahsan	1900	5
611	Sarma	1900	5
612	Uwais	1900	5
613	Abey	1900	4
614	Dabarera	1900	8
615	Praveen	1900	7
616	Chang	1900	5
617	Abdullah	1900	8
618	Balan	1900	5
619	Babu	1900	4
620	Ramanan	1900	7
621	Muzammil	1827	8
622	Ganesan	1827	7
623	Shareef	1827	7
624	Ramiah	1827	6
625	Sunil	1827	5
626	Dep	1827	3
627	Shibly	1827	6
628	Hariharan	1827	9
629	Raza	1827	4
630	Suhail	1827	6
631	Zuhair	1827	6
632	Salam	1827	5
633	Sadiq	1827	5
634	Rana	1827	4
635	Thevarajah	1827	10
636	Sena	1827	4
637	Siyam	1827	5
638	Yoonus	1827	6
639	Sa	1827	2
640	Wijaya	1827	6
641	Dissa	1827	5
642	Lion	1754	4
643	Mac	1754	3
644	Vijay	1754	5
645	Abu	1754	3
646	Ruban	1754	5
647	Pasqual	1754	7
648	Ra	1754	2
649	Anees	1754	5
650	Kariapper	1754	9
651	Haq	1754	3
652	Muhamed	1754	7
653	Sivananthan	1754	11
654	Gabriel	1754	7
655	Rashad	1754	6
656	Shirani	1754	7
657	Kesavan	1754	7
658	Ramakrishnan	1754	12
659	Mahir	1754	5
660	Max	1754	3
661	Latheef	1681	7
662	Hirimuthugoda	1681	13
663	Hannan	1681	6
664	Rafi	1681	4
665	Manori	1681	6
666	New	1681	3
667	Ishaq	1681	5
668	Corera	1681	6
669	Rahaman	1681	7
670	Roche	1681	5
671	Yousuf	1681	6
672	Haris	1681	5
673	Nafees	1681	6
674	Abdulla	1681	7
675	Cha	1681	3
676	Sun	1681	3
677	Sundaram	1681	8
678	Rabel	1681	5
679	Shakir	1681	6
680	Sallay	1681	6
681	Cramer	1681	6
682	Augustine	1681	9
683	Nisha	1681	5
684	Jahan	1681	5
685	Bastian	1681	7
686	Kandy	1681	5
687	Naseem	1608	6
688	Salman	1608	6
689	Lazarus	1608	7
690	Nimal	1608	5
691	Sama	1608	4
692	Azmy	1608	4
693	Matarage	1608	8
694	Manuel	1608	6
695	Gunatunga	1608	9
696	Arun	1608	4
697	Laksiri	1608	7
698	Farouk	1608	6
699	Stanislaus	1608	10
700	Segar	1608	5
701	Razzak	1608	6
702	Samson	1608	6
703	Vaz	1608	3
704	Morais	1608	6
705	Rajendra	1608	8
706	Aloysius	1608	8
707	Razack	1608	6
708	Siri	1608	4
709	Roy	1608	3
710	Gaffar	1608	6
711	Sham	1608	4
712	Prakash	1608	7
713	Mali	1608	4
714	Man	1608	3
715	Raveendran	1608	10
716	Jana	1608	4
717	Moraes	1608	6
718	Mathi	1535	5
719	Amit	1535	4
720	Manickam	1535	8
721	Husain	1535	6
722	Mary	1535	4
723	Riza	1535	4
724	Shaik	1535	5
725	Baba	1535	4
726	Apsara	1535	6
727	Rinas	1535	5
728	Friend	1535	6
729	Fayas	1535	5
730	Subhashini	1535	10
731	Safwan	1535	6
732	Shanker	1535	7
733	Joachim	1535	7
734	Fayaz	1535	5
735	Nazir	1535	5
736	Suntharalingam	1535	14
737	Sara	1535	4
738	Ranjana	1535	7
739	Shihan	1535	6
740	Hussein	1535	7
741	Piumal	1535	6
742	Shiyam	1535	6
743	Ilham	1535	5
744	Imtiaz	1462	6
745	Lalani	1462	6
746	Anwer	1462	5
747	Raju	1462	4
748	Anwar	1462	5
749	Fahad	1462	5
750	Ananth	1462	6
751	Zaman	1462	5
752	Hettiarachchige	1462	15
753	Nishani	1462	7
754	Subash	1462	6
755	Raman	1462	5
756	Ramani	1462	6
757	Kern	1462	4
758	Izzath	1462	6
759	Ramzy	1462	5
760	Shafi	1462	5
761	Solomons	1462	8
762	Rifai	1462	5
763	Amath	1462	5
764	Fouz	1462	4
765	Isaac	1462	5
766	Rihan	1462	5
767	Junaid	1462	6
768	Haniff	1462	6
769	Mahmood	1389	7
770	Christy	1389	7
771	Prem	1389	4
772	Ayesha	1389	6
773	Fernanado	1389	9
774	Ka	1389	2
775	Nana	1389	4
776	Ahmad	1389	5
777	Shamali	1389	7
778	Hafeez	1389	6
779	Sumith	1389	6
780	Britto	1389	6
781	Senn	1389	4
782	Li	1389	2
783	Amali	1389	5
784	Salie	1389	5
785	Nirmala	1389	7
786	Razmi	1389	5
787	Sen	1389	3
788	Vasudevan	1389	9
789	Kalugampitiya	1389	13
790	Faisal	1389	6
791	Chami	1389	5
792	Ma	1389	2
793	Dil	1389	3
794	Yusuf	1389	5
795	Haneef	1316	6
796	Quyn	1316	4
797	Kalu	1316	4
798	Reyal	1316	5
799	Yohan	1316	5
800	Samith	1316	6
801	Deane	1316	5
802	Chelliah	1316	8
803	Minhaj	1316	6
804	Cassiere	1316	8
805	Sanoon	1316	6
806	Alavi	1316	5
807	Rosa	1316	4
808	Dean	1316	4
809	Shafran	1316	7
810	Hindle	1316	6
811	Shakoor	1316	7
812	Lingam	1316	6
813	Melder	1316	6
814	Anand	1316	5
815	Niles	1316	5
816	As	1316	2
817	Rashid	1316	6
818	Sabar	1316	5
819	Najeeb	1316	6
820	Shanmugalingam	1316	14
821	Dayal	1316	5
822	Patel	1316	5
823	Suraj	1316	5
824	Shelton	1316	7
825	Bahar	1316	5
826	Victoria	1316	8
827	Nalliah	1316	7
828	Nava	1243	4
829	Safra	1243	5
830	Kareem	1243	6
831	Malan	1243	5
832	Weerasinha	1243	10
833	Handy	1243	5
834	Ha	1243	2
835	Fawaz	1243	5
836	Andrado	1243	7
837	Buhari	1243	6
838	Com	1243	3
839	Nair	1243	4
840	Basith	1243	6
841	Salgadu	1243	7
842	Sattar	1243	6
843	Jaldin	1243	6
844	Peterson	1243	8
845	Uni	1243	3
846	Habeeb	1243	6
847	Mohomad	1243	7
848	Sundar	1243	6
849	Amal	1243	4
850	Mass	1243	4
851	Dayani	1243	6
852	Sovis	1243	5
853	Nihal	1243	5
854	Martyn	1243	6
855	House	1243	5
856	Rishan	1243	6
857	Son	1243	3
858	Mustafa	1169	7
859	Juriansz	1169	8
860	Doole	1169	5
861	Sasi	1169	4
862	Borham	1169	6
863	Chandrasekaran	1169	14
864	Mihindukulasuriya	1169	17
865	Niyaz	1169	5
866	Omar	1169	4
867	Fassy	1169	5
868	Sharmila	1169	8
869	Dilip	1169	5
870	Rao	1169	3
871	Kabeer	1169	6
872	Samat	1169	5
873	Azar	1169	4
874	Naveen	1169	6
875	Nayomi	1169	6
876	Brito	1169	5
877	Osman	1169	5
878	Fazeel	1169	6
879	Theepan	1169	7
880	Deva	1169	4
881	Manel	1169	5
882	Menon	1169	5
883	Haneefa	1169	7
884	Mirza	1169	5
885	Waseem	1169	6
886	Baptist	1169	7
887	Mudiyanselage	1169	13
888	Wee	1169	3
889	Sufiyan	1169	7
890	Su	1169	2
891	Marcus	1169	6
892	Swaminathan	1169	11
893	Milan	1169	5
894	Jerome	1169	6
895	Das	1169	3
896	Moosa	1169	5
897	Patrick	1169	7
898	Meera	1169	5
899	Angel	1169	5
900	Mushtaq	1169	7
901	Pasan	1169	5
902	Suren	1096	5
903	Wadood	1096	6
904	Isham	1096	5
905	Insaf	1096	5
906	Guna	1096	4
907	Ajmal	1096	5
908	Wa	1096	2
909	Kevin	1096	5
910	Sansoni	1096	7
911	Ferreira	1096	8
912	Godwin	1096	6
913	Feroze	1096	6
914	Matara	1096	6
915	Madhu	1096	5
916	Simon	1096	5
917	Devi	1096	4
918	Rani	1096	4
919	Jamal	1096	5
920	Muhsin	1096	6
921	Shiva	1096	5
922	Pahan	1096	5
923	Murshid	1096	7
924	Minoli	1096	6
925	Manike	1096	6
926	Shaheed	1096	7
927	Shamal	1096	6
928	Nabeel	1096	6
929	Hansi	1096	5
930	Murali	1096	6
931	Mekala	1096	6
932	Vasanthan	1096	9
933	Francisco	1096	9
934	Shiran	1096	6
935	Vijayan	1096	7
936	Joshua	1096	6
937	Gopal	1096	5
938	Dev	1096	3
939	Frank	1096	5
940	Chanuka	1096	7
941	Anne	1096	4
942	Marjan	1096	6
943	Perea	1096	5
944	Nanthakumar	1096	11
945	Amin	1096	4
946	Baddage	1096	7
947	Ceylon	1096	6
948	Alvis	1096	5
949	Alfred	1096	6
950	Velu	1096	4
951	Fairooz	1096	7
952	Velupillai	1096	10
953	Ziyad	1096	5
954	Zameer	1023	6
955	Laxman	1023	6
956	Shabbir	1023	7
957	Johar	1023	5
958	Samanpriya	1023	10
959	Dinu	1023	4
960	Nazim	1023	5
961	Shafee	1023	6
962	Kala	1023	4
963	Da	1023	2
964	Mahen	1023	5
965	Aleem	1023	5
966	Segu	1023	4
967	Mannan	1023	6
968	Shahan	1023	6
969	Ananthan	1023	8
970	Raban	1023	5
971	Srinivasan	1023	10
972	Shakeel	1023	7
973	Surani	1023	6
974	Rizna	1023	5
975	Berenger	1023	8
976	Lalin	1023	5
977	Sivaraj	1023	7
978	Mahadevan	1023	9
979	Shahani	1023	7
980	Vanderwall	1023	10
981	Subhani	1023	7
982	Daya	950	4
983	Haji	950	4
984	Fazli	950	5
985	Vani	950	4
986	Manju	950	5
987	Nada	950	4
988	Lahir	950	5
989	Ebert	950	5
990	Asker	950	5
991	Aloka	950	5
992	Amanda	950	6
993	Ihsan	950	5
994	Devasagayam	950	11
995	Bavan	950	5
996	Shafie	950	6
997	Mam	950	3
998	Sinnen	950	6
999	Amaya	950	5
1000	Ijaz	950	4

Exploring the Common Surnames of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, the teardrop-shaped island situated in the Indian Ocean, is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. The country's diverse and intriguing history, intertwined with the influence of various colonial powers, has shaped the Sri Lankan identity, reflecting in the country's rich and distinct culture.

One of the most fascinating aspects of Sri Lanka's cultural identity is the prevalence of surnames that reflect the country's diverse past. From Sinhala and Tamil surnames to names derived from Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial influences, the names of Sri Lankan people tell a story of the country's complex and diverse history.

The most common surnames in Sri Lanka

While Sri Lanka has a multitude of different surnames, some are more common than others. Here's a list of the most popular surnames in Sri Lanka:

• Fernando
• de Silva
• Perera
• Bandara
• Gunawardena
• Jayawardena
• Peiris
• Jayasinghe
• Ratnayake
• Wickramasinghe

These surnames can be traced back to various periods in Sri Lankan history, each reflecting a distinct cultural influence. Some of these surnames, like Fernando, de Silva, and Perera, have Portuguese roots, while others like Bandara, Gunawardena, and Jayawardena, have a more local and Sinhalese origin.

During the British colonial period, many Sri Lankans adopted English surnames, which were often related to their professions or social status. However, these surnames did not become as prevalent as the ones with Portuguese or Sinhalese roots.

The significance of surnames in Sri Lankan culture

In Sri Lankan culture, surnames are considered an important aspect of one's identity and are often used to determine family lineage, caste, and social status. Many Sri Lankan surnames are associated with the country's historic ruling classes or noble families, further emphasizing the importance of surnames in Sri Lankan culture.

While the use and importance of surnames in Sri Lanka have evolved over the years, they remain an essential aspect of the country's cultural identity, reflecting its diverse past and its unique place in the world.

Conclusion

Sri Lankan surnames are a fascinating aspect of the country's cultural heritage and provide valuable insight into its complex and diverse history. While there are many different surnames in Sri Lanka, some are more common than others, reflecting different cultural influences. Regardless of their origin, surnames in Sri Lanka remain an important aspect of the country's identity, emphasizing its unique place in the world.