Wanigasuriya Surname

179,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,379 people bear this surname

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

Wanigasuriya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanigasuriya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,3391:8,8961,290
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wanigasuriya Last Name Facts

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

Wanigasuriya occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanigasuriya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanigasuriya is the 179,338th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,063,281 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wanigasuriya live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,339 people, or 1 in 8,896. Not including Sri Lanka this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Wanigasuriya Last Name Statistics demography

Wanigasuriya earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.64% more than the national average, earning $58,094 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
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  • 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 Wanigasuriya
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