Weerasekera Surname
Approximately 12,009 people bear this surname
Weerasekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 11,694 | 1:1,779 | 247 |
| United States | 74 | 1:4,898,094 | 251,818 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Weerasekera Demographics
Average Weerasekera Salary in
United States
$63,346 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Weerasekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weerasekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weerasekera occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Weerasekera.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerasekera? popularity and diffusion
The last name Weerasekera is the 43,340th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 606,840 people. Weerasekera occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Weerasekera reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 11,694 people, or 1 in 1,779. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Weerasekera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Weerasekera surname are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Weerasekera earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 46.81% more than the national average, earning $63,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 100.15% more than the national average, earning $99,439 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werasekera | 95 | 1 | / |
| Weerasekara | 91 | 33,225 | / |
| Weerasekere | 91 | 4 | / |
| Weeresekera | 91 | 3 | / |
| Weeraseakara | 87 | 1 | / |
| Weereasekara | 87 | 1 | / |
| Werasekara | 86 | 5 | / |
| Weeresekara | 82 | 9 | / |
| Veerasekhara | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wirasekara | 76 | 454 | / |
| Veerashekhara | 75 | 3 | / |
| Virasekara | 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
- 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 Weerasekera
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