Wanigesinghe Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Wanigesinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Wanigesinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanigesinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wanigesinghe is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanigesinghe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 744,013th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wanigesinghe are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Besides Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanigasinghe | 92 | 2,962 | / |
| Wanigasinge | 87 | 1 | / |
| Vanezeinga | 55 | 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 Wanigesinghe
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