Jayawardene Surname

52,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,723 people bear this surname

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

Jayawardene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayawardene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka9,3561:2,224302
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Australia751:359,94330,133
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Canada401:921,14070,350
Qatar281:84,2149,043
England231:2,422,52489,093
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Wales41:773,63329,106
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Jayawardene Last Name Facts

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

Jayawardene occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayawardene? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 52,590th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 749,516 people. Jayawardene occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Jayawardene reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Jayawardene is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 9,356 people, or 1 in 2,224. Apart from Sri Lanka Jayawardene occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Jayawardene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jayawardene surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Jayawardene earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 71.86% more than the national average, earning $74,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.51% more than the national average, earning $60,368 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
  • 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 Jayawardene
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