Jayasuriya Surname

11,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,170 people bear this surname

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

Jayasuriya Surname User-submission:

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

Jayasuriya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka45,3891:45850
Australia3081:87,64810,106
England2491:223,76718,807
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
United Arab Emirates1701:53,8965,278
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Qatar1121:21,0542,246
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Oman551:67,0542,851
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India131:59,005,029552,550
France101:6,642,272293,169
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Jayasuriya (57) may also be a first name.

Jayasuriya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- chulagj_66

Jayasuriya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jayasuriya (Hindi: जयसुरिया, Oriya: ଜୟସୂରିୟା) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayasuriya? popularity and diffusion

Jayasuriya is the 11,909th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 154,495 people. Jayasuriya occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Jayasuriya live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Jayasuriya is also the 1,308,380th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 57 people.

The last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 45,389 people, or 1 in 458. Barring Sri Lanka it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Jayasuriya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jayasuriya are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jayasuriya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.88% more than the national average, earning $55,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $57,267 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jayasuriya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jayasuriya in the Hindi language
जयसुरियाjayasuriya-
Jayasuriya in the Oriya language
ଜୟସୂରିୟାjayasuriya50
ଜୟସୁରିୟାjayasuriya25
ଯୟସୁରିୟାyayasuriya25

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