Jayathilaka Surname

19,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,080 people bear this surname

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

Jayathilaka Surname User-submission:

Jayathilaka is a Sri Lankan surname. It is derived from the words Jaya, meaning 'victory', and thilaka, meaning 'divine'.

Jayathilaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka27,9201:74590
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Australia281:964,13257,058
Qatar281:84,2149,043
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Wales71:442,07621,198
England61:9,286,343223,652
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
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Jayathilaka (802) may also be a first name.

Jayathilaka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Jayathilaka is a Sri Lankan surname. It is derived from the words Jaya, meaning 'victory', and thilaka, meaning 'divine'.

- himaya

The meaning of this surname in Sinhalese is 'lucky dot'.

- your mother
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Jayathilaka Demographics

Average Jayathilaka Salary in
United States

$14,667 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,151,629 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.1592E-7
Rank: 1,162,312 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
33.99%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Jayathilaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jayathilaka is found most in Sri Lanka. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayathilaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,536th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 259,528 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Jayathilaka live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 288,921st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 802 people.

The surname Jayathilaka is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 27,920 people, or 1 in 745. Beside Sri Lanka this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Jayathilaka Last Name Statistics demography

Jayathilaka earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayatilaka956,171/
Jayathilake9120,847/
Jayathileka911/
Jayathillake87441/
Jayathilleka871/
Jayatilake868,099/
Jayatileka86474/
Jayatelaka861/
Jayatilako861/
Yayatilaka861/

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