Wathugala Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

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

Wathugala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wathugala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Wathugala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wathugala occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wathugala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wathugala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wathugala is the 662,685th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wathugala are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Besides Sri Lanka Wathugala exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Wathugala Last Name Statistics demography

Wathugala earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watugala9418/
Wathogala891/
Bathugalla843/
Battugala783/
Votugalia671/
Bottugalla637/
Vattigalla632/
Vettugalla631/
Botugale594/
Vattigolla531/

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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 Wathugala
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