Surasena
surname · Latin script
Meaning: One of the sixteen Mahājanapadā (q.v.)
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Surasena is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Sri Lanka than in any other country, where it is the 18th most common surname.
- LKSri Lanka≈1 in 3.8Kas Sirisena(inferred from the name graph)
- AUAustralia≈1 in 599Kas Sirisena
- NZNew Zealand≈1 in 668Kas Sirisena
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Surasena itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Sri Lanka (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 65 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 3.8K (inferred from the name graph)
≈6,100 named Sirisena, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Sri Lanka, est., as Sirisena
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Sirisena in LK Sri Lanka, US United States, AU Australia and 4 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
One of the sixteen Mahājanapadā (q.v.). It is mentioned with Maccha, and was located in the south of the Kuru country. Its capital was Mathurā. It is famous in the Epics and the Purāṇas because of its connection with Krṣṇa, and the Yādavas.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol II (N-H)
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Surasena counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LK Sri Lanka | #18 | ≈6,100 est. | ≈1 in 3.8K | — | Sirisena | 46 |
| US United States | — | ≈65 est. | ≈1 in 5.1M | listed | Sirisena | 65 |
| AU Australia | — | ≈43 est. | ≈1 in 599K | — | Sirisena | 38 |
| MY Malaysia | — | ≈30 est. | ≈1 in 1.1M | — | Sirisena | 5 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈26 est. | ≈1 in 2.6M | 39 | Sirisena | 29 |
| SG Singapore | — | ≈9 est. | ≈1 in 671K | — | Sirisena | 6 |
| NZ New Zealand | — | ≈7 est. | ≈1 in 668K | — | Sirisena | 8 |
| CZ Czechia | — | 3as Sirisena | 1 in 3.6M | 3 | — | — |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); MVČR — living population register 2017. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Surasena come from?
- One of the sixteen Mahājanapadā (q.v.). It is mentioned with Maccha, and was located in the south of the Kuru country. Its capital was Mathurā. Recorded by Dictionary of Pali Proper Names Vol II (N-H).
- What does the name Surasena mean?
- Recorded meaning: One of the sixteen Mahājanapadā (q.v.).
- In which country does Surasena have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 6.1 thousand people named Sirisena in Sri Lanka, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Surasena?
- In Czechia, the national register counted 3 people named Sirisena, about 1 in 3.6 million residents.
- How common is Surasena compared with other names?
- In Sri Lanka, Surasena is the 18th most common surname of 20,196 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Surasena” — the 18th most common surname in Sri Lanka. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.