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 is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Weerasiri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerasiri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 144,371st most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,367,624 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Weerasiri reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Weerasiri is also the 411,730th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 434 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,997 people, or 1 in 6,943. Barring Sri Lanka it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
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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