Jayawardena Surname
Approximately 55,590 people bear this surname
Jayawardena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 54,233 | 1:384 | 39 |
| Australia | 317 | 1:85,160 | 9,855 |
| England | 215 | 1:259,154 | 20,728 |
| United Arab Emirates | 187 | 1:48,996 | 4,914 |
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Qatar | 72 | 1:32,750 | 3,419 |
| Canada | 68 | 1:541,847 | 45,466 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Jayawardena (293) may also be a first name.
Jayawardena Demographics
Average Jayawardena Salary in
United States
$49,110 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jayawardena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jayawardena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jayawardena is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jayawardena.
How Common Is The Last Name Jayawardena? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,133rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 131,095 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Jayawardena live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 515,650th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 293 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 54,233 people, or 1 in 384. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Jayawardena Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Jayawardena last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jayawardena earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 250.95% more than the national average, earning R 834,000 per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.21% more than the national average, earning $64,195 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayawardhena | 96 | 846 | / |
| Jayawardana | 91 | 46,770 | / |
| Jayawardene | 91 | 9,723 | / |
| Jayawerdena | 91 | 9 | / |
| Jayewardena | 91 | 4 | / |
| Jajawardena | 91 | 1 | / |
| Jayawardhana | 87 | 15,563 | / |
| Jayawardhene | 87 | 3 | / |
| Jaywardene | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jayawardahana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jayawaerdhana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jayewardene | 82 | 1,908 | / |
| Jeyawardene | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jayawordene | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jayavardhana | 78 | 3 | / |
| Jayawardhini | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jaiavardana | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jayavardini | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jayavardhini | 70 | 2 | / |
| Jajivardhini | 52 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Jayawardena
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