Weerakkody Surname

27,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,581 people bear this surname

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

Weerakkody Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weerakkody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka19,2231:1,082146
Australia671:402,92132,505
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England401:1,392,95161,553
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Oman41:921,9937,313
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Weerakkody (35) may also be a first name.

Weerakkody Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weerakkody is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Weerakkody click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weerakkody? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weerakkody is the 27,454th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 372,174 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Weerakkody are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Weerakkody is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 35 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 19,223 people, or 1 in 1,082. Excluding Sri Lanka it exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Weerakkody Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weerakkody last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Weerakkody earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.03% more than the national average, earning $65,601 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weerakody9515/
Werakkody952/
Weerakkoday951/
Weerakkodi901,408/
Weerackody90606/
Weerakcody901/
Weerwkkodi801/
Werakoda784/
Worakod711/
Veerakuddy7010/
Weragoda676,326/
Weerakit6726/
Weerakotuwa679/
Weeraket672/
Worakoed671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weerakkody
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