Obeyesekere Surname
Approximately 1,577 people bear this surname
Obeyesekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,462 | 1:14,233 | 2,024 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Obeyesekere Demographics
Average Obeyesekere Salary in
United States
$82,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Obeyesekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obeyesekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obeyesekere is most common in Sri Lanka. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeyesekere? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 251,268th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,621,145 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Obeyesekere reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
It is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Beside Sri Lanka this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Obeyesekere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Obeyesekere surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Obeyesekere earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.71% more than the national average, earning $67,424 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obeysekere | 95 | 14 | / |
| Obeyeseker | 95 | 1 | / |
| Obeyesekera | 91 | 529 | / |
| Abeyesekere | 91 | 321 | / |
| Obeysekera | 86 | 1,271 | / |
| Obeysekare | 86 | 10 | / |
| Abeysekere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abeyesekera | 82 | 1,162 | / |
| Abeyasekere | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abeysekera | 76 | 12,116 | / |
| Ubeysekera | 76 | 10 | / |
| Abeysekare | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abeysekery | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abeyasekera | 73 | 767 | / |
| Abeysekeera | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abeysekira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abeyzekera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abayasekera | 64 | 528 | / |
| Ubayasekera | 64 | 4 | / |
| Obiyesikari | 64 | 1 | / |
| Ubhayasekera | 61 | 4 | / |
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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 Obeyesekere
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