Wanigasooriya Surname
Approximately 2,888 people bear this surname
Wanigasooriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,851 | 1:7,299 | 1,070 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wanigasooriya Demographics
Average Wanigasooriya Salary in
Canada
$35,313 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Wanigasooriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanigasooriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanigasooriya has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanigasooriya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 152,385th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,523,388 people. The surname Wanigasooriya occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wanigasooriya are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,851 people, or 1 in 7,299. Outside of Sri Lanka it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Wanigasooriya Last Name Statistics demography
Wanigasooriya earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.92% less than the national average, earning $35,313 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanigasuriya | 88 | 2,379 | / |
| Wanikasuriya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vanigasuriya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wangsuriya | 78 | 16 | / |
| Vanigoosuriya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wongsriya | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wanichsuriya | 72 | 1 | / |
| Wanigaseaera | 72 | 1 | / |
| Wongsuriya | 70 | 1,468 | / |
| Wangsri | 70 | 368 | / |
| Wanggasari | 70 | 8 | / |
| Wongsoraya | 70 | 4 | / |
| Wangsor | 70 | 3 | / |
| Wangsara | 67 | 185 | / |
| Wangseri | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wangsari | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wangsuri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wiangsri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wongsuriyah | 67 | 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 Wanigasooriya
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