Gajaweera Surname

234,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,715 people bear this surname

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

Gajaweera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gajaweera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Gajaweera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gajaweera is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gajaweera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 234,792nd most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,249,298 people. The surname Gajaweera is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gajaweera live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,681 people, or 1 in 12,379. Aside from Sri Lanka it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Gajaweera Last Name Statistics demography

Gajaweera earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.38% less than the national average, earning $22,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaweera88153/
Gahweera827/
Gajawira824/
Ajaveera823/
Ajwera8052/
Aweera801/
Ahweera7521/
Gaveera756/
Ajveera754/
Gajwara753/
Aweeraj751/
Haweera751/
Ajevera751/
Ajavera751/
Gayabehera743/
Gajajara71156/
Aiwehera719/
Gajaveri711/
Hajuwera711/
Ajewhera711/
Aywera67132/
Gajajarah6755/
Gajajaraj6752/
Gajajarai6747/
Auwera6712/
Gajajarau677/
Aiwera676/
Gaujajara674/
Gajajaray673/
Ajwero672/
Ojwera672/
Iweera672/
Gajaboura671/
Aveera671/
Ajvera671/
Gajabhira671/
Ajuera670/

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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 Gajaweera
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