Weerasiri Surname
Approximately 3,078 people bear this surname
Weerasiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,997 | 1:6,943 | 1,014 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Weerasiri (434) may also be a first name.
Weerasiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weerasiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weerasiri occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Weerasiri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerasiri? popularity and diffusion
The last name Weerasiri is the 144,371st most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,367,624 people. Weerasiri occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Weerasiri are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 411,730th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 434 people.
It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,997 people, or 1 in 6,943. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerasirie | 95 | 14 | / |
| Werasiri | 94 | 1 | / |
| Veerasiri | 89 | 5 | / |
| Wirasiri | 82 | 503 | / |
| Worasiri | 82 | 72 | / |
| Warasiri | 82 | 38 | / |
| Verasiri | 82 | 15 | / |
| Worrasiri | 78 | 7 | / |
| Veerasseri | 74 | 8 | / |
| Veerasheri | 74 | 1 | / |
| Beragiri | 71 | 10 | / |
| Weragire | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vorasiri | 71 | 6 | / |
| Wiraseri | 71 | 5 | / |
| Virasiri | 71 | 3 | / |
| Varasiri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Verasira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veerasheeri | 70 | 3 | / |
| Bajrasiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorrasiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veerajiroj | 63 | 4 | / |
| Veerassery | 63 | 4 | / |
| Veeracheri | 63 | 4 | / |
| Veerashery | 63 | 1 | / |
| Berageri | 59 | 13 | / |
| Wiragire | 59 | 10 | / |
| Wirajire | 59 | 1 | / |
| Berosire | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vajragiri | 56 | 510 | / |
| Vairagiri | 56 | 5 | / |
| Varasiray | 56 | 4 | / |
| Virojsiri | 56 | 3 | / |
| Vareeseri | 56 | 1 | / |
| Wairagire | 56 | 1 | / |
| Virahagiri | 53 | 1 | / |
| Veerachery | 53 | 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 Weerasiri
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