Jayasekera Surname

26,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,183 people bear this surname

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

Jayasekera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayasekera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka19,5151:1,066142
Australia2031:132,98414,423
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
England1101:506,52832,143
Canada681:541,84745,466
Qatar591:39,9664,109
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland161:334,61415,044
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
France41:16,605,680368,153
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Jayasekera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jayasekera occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayasekera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,643rd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 361,073 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Jayasekera are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Jayasekera is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 19,515 people, or 1 in 1,066. Outside of Sri Lanka Jayasekera exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Jayasekera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jayasekera last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jayasekera earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $46,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $53,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaysekera951/
Jayasekara9049,372/
Jayasekere9011/
Jayesekera901/
Jeyasekera901/
Jayasekhara861/
Jayasaekara861/
Jayaseekara861/
Jaysekara841/
Jayasakara809/
Jeyasekara801/

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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 Jayasekera
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