Weerarathne Surname
Approximately 4,786 people bear this surname
Weerarathne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4,751 | 1:4,380 | 641 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Weerarathne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weerarathne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weerarathne occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Weerarathne click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerarathne? popularity and diffusion
It is the 98,992nd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,522,680 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Weerarathne are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Weerarathne is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4,751 people, or 1 in 4,380. Outside of Sri Lanka it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeararathne | 96 | 1 | / |
| Weerarathene | 96 | 1 | / |
| Weeraratne | 95 | 8,886 | / |
| Weerarathna | 91 | 5,168 | / |
| Weeraratna | 86 | 1,073 | / |
| Weereratne | 86 | 145 | / |
| Wararathon | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wararatthon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiraratny | 70 | 1 | / |
| Woraratthana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Veratraten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiriyaarthon | 61 | 3 | / |
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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 Weerarathne
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