Walpola Surname

97,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,841 people bear this surname

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

Walpola Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walpola Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,7511:4,380641
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Walpola Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walpola occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walpola? popularity and diffusion

Walpola is the 97,982nd most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,505,380 people. The last name Walpola is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Walpola live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 4,751 people, or 1 in 4,380. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Walpola Last Name Statistics demography

Walpola earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.24% more than the national average, earning $48,431 USD per year.

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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 Walpola
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