Walisinghe Surname
Approximately 1,196 people bear this surname
Walisinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,169 | 1:17,800 | 2,457 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Walisinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walisinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walisinghe is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Walisinghe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 314,042nd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,093,266 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Walisinghe are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,169 people, or 1 in 17,800. Without taking into account Sri Lanka Walisinghe is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walisingha | 90 | 439 | / |
| Walsingh | 89 | 10 | / |
| Walisinga | 84 | 2 | / |
| Walsing | 82 | 11 | / |
| Walasing | 78 | 248 | / |
| Wallsing | 78 | 13 | / |
| Welsingh | 78 | 4 | / |
| Walisang | 78 | 1 | / |
| Walsingo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Walisengaha | 76 | 1 | / |
| Walisango | 74 | 89 | / |
| Walisanga | 74 | 21 | / |
| Walisongo | 74 | 4 | / |
| Walisonga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Walusinga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Welsing | 71 | 1,229 | / |
| Wolsing | 71 | 659 | / |
| Wilsing | 71 | 209 | / |
| Walseng | 71 | 28 | / |
| Walsang | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wulsing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wellssingh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Walasang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Walsonga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wellsing | 67 | 3 | / |
| Willsing | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balishge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayulisengo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wu Alias Ng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilssing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilicing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuelsing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolicing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walson-G | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welssing | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wholesinger | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baligenge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Voloinger | 53 | 1 | / |
| Valesguez | 53 | 1 | / |
| Valeangie | 53 | 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 Walisinghe
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