Jayawardana Surname

12,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,770 people bear this surname

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

Jayawardana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayawardana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka45,7541:45549
United Arab Emirates2931:31,2713,388
Indonesia2011:657,95651,506
Qatar1501:15,7201,709
Australia821:329,21628,102
England731:763,26141,903
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Oman121:307,3314,704
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Jayawardana (516) may also be a first name.

Jayawardana Last Name Facts

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

Jayawardana occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jayawardana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayawardana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,003rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 155,817 people. The last name Jayawardana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Jayawardana are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Jayawardana is also the 372,032nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 516 people.

It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 45,754 people, or 1 in 455. Aside from Sri Lanka Jayawardana is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Jayawardana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jayawardana are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jayawardana earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.3% more than the national average, earning $54,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning $47,378 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
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