Weerasighe Surname
Approximately 366 people bear this surname
Weerasighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Weerasighe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weerasighe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weerasighe occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerasighe? popularity and diffusion
Weerasighe is the 775,315th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The last name Weerasighe is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Weerasighe are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Besides Sri Lanka Weerasighe occurs in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerasaighe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Weerashinghe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Weerasigha | 90 | 2 | / |
| Weerasi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Weerase | 82 | 2 | / |
| Weriasih | 78 | 26 | / |
| Weerasai | 78 | 10 | / |
| Weerasia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Werighes | 78 | 1 | / |
| Werasi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wersih | 75 | 13 | / |
| Weeras | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weersi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Werase | 75 | 1 | / |
| Warasih | 71 | 184 | / |
| Wirasih | 71 | 85 | / |
| Waerasi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Weeraso | 71 | 6 | / |
| Weryasi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weriasi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Weerasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Werwase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Werassi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weyerse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weersee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weers | 67 | 2,318 | / |
| Wersi | 67 | 166 | / |
| Wiriasih | 67 | 64 | / |
| Wariasih | 67 | 63 | / |
| Waryasih | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wereyesigha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Warasiah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wiryasih | 67 | 9 | / |
| Woroasih | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weras | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weiersøe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weerasuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Virasige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weighers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wereyisigha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verhageghe | 60 | 1 | / |
| Verasegui | 53 | 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 Weerasighe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis