Weerakoon Surname
Approximately 36,950 people bear this surname
Weerakoon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 36,326 | 1:573 | 65 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| Australia | 140 | 1:192,826 | 19,093 |
| United States | 100 | 1:3,624,589 | 201,936 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Weerakoon (17) may also be a first name.
Weerakoon Demographics
Weerakoon Political Affiliation
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Weerakoon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weerakoon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weerakoon is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerakoon? popularity and diffusion
Weerakoon is the 15,072nd most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 197,227 people. Weerakoon is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Weerakoon are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most common forename at a global level It is held by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 36,326 people, or 1 in 573. Not including Sri Lanka this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Weerakoon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Weerakoon are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Weerakoon earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $46,156 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerackoon | 95 | 457 | / |
| Weerakoone | 95 | 9 | / |
| Weerakon | 94 | 8 | / |
| Weerakone | 89 | 10 | / |
| Weerekoon | 89 | 5 | / |
| Weerakun | 82 | 33 | / |
| Weerakan | 82 | 5 | / |
| Weerakom | 82 | 2 | / |
| Worakoon | 82 | 2 | / |
| Warakoon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Veerakone | 78 | 6 | / |
| Weerakant | 78 | 4 | / |
| Weerakhun | 78 | 3 | / |
| Weerakhom | 78 | 1 | / |
| Warakon | 75 | 50 | / |
| Werakun | 75 | 2 | / |
| Worakon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waitrakoon | 74 | 4 | / |
| Veerakun | 71 | 57 | / |
| Wirekoon | 71 | 21 | / |
| Weerakam | 71 | 14 | / |
| Veerakan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Veerakom | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weerakum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weeracom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vorakoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veerakhun | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wettrakun | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wetratkun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weerakham | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weerakhum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wareekhon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uitrakoon | 67 | 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
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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 Weerakoon
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