Gunasekera is used as a family name or surname in Sri Lanka. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gunasekera
No. of characters: 10
Origin: Sri Lanka
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Gunasekera

How popular is Gunasekera?

Gunasekera is common in Sri Lanka.

Gunasekera is ranked 16090 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Gunasekeras grew by 67.82609 per cent to 193 since 2000 and ranked 94730 after elevating 40199 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
89.64 88.7
Others 5.18 6.09
White 3.63 5.22
Gunasekera is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sri Lanka which signifies that it is originated from Sri Lanka. Around 32684 people have been found who wears Gunasekera as their family name. Gunasekera is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
918,840 India5
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
3,608 Maldives4
108,034 Italy3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
12,161 Wales2
219,873 France2
18,625 Japan2
24,766 Scotland2
20,595 China2
10,284 Kuwait2
5,936 Bahrain2
91,784 Netherlands2
10,683 Cyprus1
8,268 Mauritius1
7,790 Zambia1
7,292 Vietnam1
16,640 Hong Kong1
36,678 Singapore1
28,365 Kenya1
47,891 Norway1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
28,564 Switzerland36
24,534 New Zealand17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,621 Canada89
3,256 Qatar78
Countries with hundreds of Gunasekera:
7,854 Australia364
21,369 England242
96,418 United States236
4,936 United Arab Emirates199
2,626 Oman186
11,447 Malaysia152
Countries with ten thousands of Gunasekera:
66 Sri Lanka31,040
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Gunasekera Namesakes

  • R. M. Padma Udhaya Shantha Gunasekera, Politician
  • Chandra Gunasekera, Sri Lankan Politician
  • R. M. Padma Udhaya Shantha Gunasekera, Politician

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