Jayasekara Surname

11,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,372 people bear this surname

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

Jayasekara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayasekara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka48,6051:42847
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
England1001:557,18134,216
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Jayasekara (677) may also be a first name.

Jayasekara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jayasekara is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Jayasekara.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayasekara? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,382nd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 147,605 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jayasekara reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Jayasekara is also the 318,411th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 677 people.

The last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 48,605 people, or 1 in 428. Aside from Sri Lanka it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Jayasekara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jayasekara last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jayasekara earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning $49,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.81% less than the national average, earning $37,357 CAD per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jayasekara
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