Vijayaratnam Surname

301,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,262 people bear this surname

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

Vijayaratnam Surname User-submission:

This surname consists of two joined words vijaya, which means 'victory', and ratna, which means 'gem'. So this surname means 'gem of a winner'.

Vijayaratnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
England941:592,74535,632
Canada841:438,63838,170
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
India311:24,744,045333,161
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Norway81:642,78647,258
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Vijayaratnam (360) may also be a first name.

Vijayaratnam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname consists of two joined words vijaya, which means 'victory', and ratna, which means 'gem'. So this surname means 'gem of a winner'.

- udaywali

Vijayaratnam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vijayaratnam is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vijayaratnam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vijayaratnam is the 301,076th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,774,601 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Vijayaratnam are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vijayaratnam is also the 458,892nd most frequent forename in the world It is held by 360 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 950 people, or 1 in 21,904. Beside Sri Lanka this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Vijayaratnam Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vijayaratnam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning 372,892 kr per year; in United States they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning $21,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,629 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Vijayaratnam
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis