Mediwaka Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

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

Mediwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mediwaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mediwaka Last Name Facts

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

Mediwaka occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mediwaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mediwaka is the 868,551st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Mediwaka reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Mediwaka is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mediwake881,467/
Madiwaka881/
Meduvaka755/
Medewakou711/
Maduvakka591/
Modewoko504/
Madiveko502/
Maduveka501/
Mojdehbakhah501/
Madjueka501/

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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 Mediwaka
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