Obeysekere Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Obeysekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Obeysekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obeysekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obeysekere is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Obeysekere.
How Common Is The Last Name Obeysekere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 43 percent of Obeysekere live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Obeysekere is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 80 percent live and Illinois, where 20 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 29 percent live and Wales, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obeyesekere | 95 | 1,577 | / |
| Obeysekera | 90 | 1,271 | / |
| Obeysekare | 90 | 10 | / |
| Abeysekere | 90 | 1 | / |
| Obeyeseker | 90 | 1 | / |
| Obeyesekera | 86 | 529 | / |
| Abeyesekere | 86 | 321 | / |
| Abeyasekere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abeysekera | 80 | 12,116 | / |
| Ubeysekera | 80 | 10 | / |
| Obeysckera | 80 | 5 | / |
| Abeysekery | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abeysekare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abeyesekera | 76 | 1,162 | / |
| Abeyasekera | 76 | 767 | / |
| Abeysekeera | 76 | 1 | / |
| Obasekore | 74 | 150 | / |
| Abeyskera | 74 | 3 | / |
| Abeysekira | 70 | 2 | / |
| Abeyzekera | 70 | 1 | / |
| Obashekore | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abeyeskera | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abayasekera | 67 | 528 | / |
| Ubayasekera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abetsker | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ubhayasekera | 64 | 4 | / |
| Obasikore | 63 | 6 | / |
| Obasakore | 63 | 5 | / |
| Abouessker | 60 | 11 | / |
| Abasequere | 60 | 11 | / |
| Abeskär | 59 | 2 | / |
| Obiyesikari | 57 | 1 | / |
| Habasker | 56 | 0 | / |
| Abesikira | 53 | 4 | / |
| Gabashker | 53 | 1 | / |
| Abechequer | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Obeysekere
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