Abeysekera Surname
Approximately 12,116 people bear this surname
Abeysekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 11,621 | 1:1,791 | 250 |
| United States | 133 | 1:2,725,255 | 163,031 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Abeysekera Demographics
Average Abeysekera Salary in
United States
$57,127 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Abeysekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abeysekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abeysekera is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abeysekera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,960th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 601,481 people. The surname Abeysekera occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Abeysekera reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
Abeysekera is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 11,621 people, or 1 in 1,791. Excluding Sri Lanka it occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Abeysekera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Abeysekera surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Abeysekera earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.39% more than the national average, earning $57,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $47,001 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeyesekera | 95 | 1,162 | / |
| Abeyasekera | 95 | 767 | / |
| Abeyskera | 95 | 3 | / |
| Abeysekeera | 95 | 1 | / |
| Obeysekera | 90 | 1,271 | / |
| Abeysekira | 90 | 2 | / |
| Abeyzekera | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abeysekery | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abeysekere | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abeyeskera | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abeyasekara | 86 | 587 | / |
| Obeyesekera | 86 | 529 | / |
| Abayasekera | 86 | 528 | / |
| Abeyesekere | 86 | 321 | / |
| Abeyasekere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abesekara | 84 | 1,340 | / |
| Abysekara | 84 | 1 | / |
| Obeysekara | 80 | 1,043 | / |
| Obeysekere | 80 | 14 | / |
| Obeysckera | 80 | 5 | / |
| Obeyesekere | 76 | 1,577 | / |
| Abayasekara | 76 | 1,479 | / |
| Obeyasekara | 76 | 1 | / |
| Obesekara | 74 | 9 | / |
| Abesikira | 74 | 4 | / |
| Abayasakara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abasequere | 60 | 11 | / |
| Aboushkira | 60 | 1 | / |
| Abasikoro | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Abeysekera
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