Jayasooriya Surname

26,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,202 people bear this surname

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

Jayasooriya Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'Victorious Sun'. Jaya=Victorious. Suriya=Sun.

Jayasooriya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka19,7341:1,054136
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
England451:1,238,17956,985
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397

Jayasooriya (434) may also be a first name.

Jayasooriya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'Victorious Sun'. Jaya=Victorious. Suriya=Sun.

- chulagj_66

Jayasooriya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jayasooriya is most common in Sri Lanka. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayasooriya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,622nd most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 360,734 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jayasooriya live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 411,730th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 434 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 19,734 people, or 1 in 1,054. Outside of Sri Lanka this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live and Bahrain, where 0 percent live.

Jayasooriya Last Name Statistics demography

Jayasooriya earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.06% less than the national average, earning $22,412 USD per year.

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