Jayaweera Surname

11,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,017 people bear this surname

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

Jayaweera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayaweera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka48,7511:42746
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United Arab Emirates1711:53,5815,240
Australia1631:165,61817,113
England1551:359,47125,733
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Oman61:614,6626,082
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Jayaweera (877) may also be a first name.

Jayaweera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jayaweera is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayaweera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jayaweera is the 11,220th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 145,701 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jayaweera live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Jayaweera is also the 274,607th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 877 people.

This last name is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 48,751 people, or 1 in 427. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this last name exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Jayaweera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jayaweera last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Jayaweera earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 73.63% more than the national average, earning $74,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.04% more than the national average, earning $64,607 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jayawera941/
Jayaveera894/
Yayaweera891/
Jaweera882/
Jayawira825/
Jayawora823/
Jaywere751/
Sayavera71253/
Jayavara7124/
Jaywhere7110/
Jajawara716/
Jeeweera712/
Jeyswera711/
Saywerah711/

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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
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  • 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 Jayaweera
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