Jayewardene Surname

215,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,908 people bear this surname

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

Jayewardene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jayewardene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,8271:11,3891,622
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Jayewardene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jayewardene occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jayewardene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jayewardene is the 215,348th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,819,469 people. The surname Jayewardene occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Jayewardene are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Jayewardene is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,827 people, or 1 in 11,389. Outside of Sri Lanka it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Jayewardene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jayewardene last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Jayewardene earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.22% more than the national average, earning $51,012 USD 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
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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 Jayewardene
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