Weerarathne Surname

98,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,786 people bear this surname

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

Weerarathne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weerarathne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,7511:4,380641
Qatar161:147,37516,023
England101:5,571,806158,774
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weeararathne961/
Weerarathene961/
Weeraratne958,886/
Weerarathna915,168/
Weeraratna861,073/
Weereratne86145/
Wararathon761/
Wararatthon731/
Wiraratny701/
Woraratthana701/
Veratraten671/
Wiriyaarthon613/

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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 Weerarathne
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