Weeraratne Surname

57,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,886 people bear this surname

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

Weeraratne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weeraratne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8,5521:2,433325
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Australia471:574,37741,856
Qatar281:84,2149,043
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Finland61:916,11741,832
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Weeraratne (10) may also be a first name.

Weeraratne Last Name Facts

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

Weeraratne occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weeraratne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 57,007th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 820,115 people. The surname Weeraratne occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Weeraratne live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Weeraratne is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The last name Weeraratne is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 8,552 people, or 1 in 2,433. Other than Sri Lanka this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Weeraratne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weeraratne surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Weeraratne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.27% more than the national average, earning $49,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.16% more than the national average, earning $60,692 CAD per year.

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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 Weeraratne
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