Wedasinghe Surname
Approximately 885 people bear this surname
Wedasinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 877 | 1:23,727 | 3,118 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Wedasinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wedasinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wedasinghe is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wedasinghe? popularity and diffusion
Wedasinghe is the 397,886th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wedasinghe live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 877 people, or 1 in 23,727. Beside Sri Lanka this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Seychelles, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadasinghe | 90 | 1,049 | / |
| Vedasinghe | 90 | 295 | / |
| Wedasingha | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wedeinge | 78 | 260 | / |
| Vadasinge | 74 | 4 | / |
| Bedasingi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Widange | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bedange | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wedanga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wedangga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wedanggi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vhedange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetdanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Widanger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waydange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wedhangga | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vedangi | 59 | 291 | / |
| Bidange | 59 | 81 | / |
| Wedonga | 59 | 8 | / |
| Widanga | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vidange | 59 | 1 | / |
| Beddangi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Vidanges | 56 | 1 | / |
| Veedangi | 56 | 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 Wedasinghe
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