Weerasooriya Surname
Approximately 18,459 people bear this surname
Weerasooriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 18,126 | 1:1,148 | 155 |
| United States | 94 | 1:3,855,946 | 211,262 |
| Australia | 69 | 1:391,242 | 31,907 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Weerasooriya Demographics
Weerasooriya Political Affiliation
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Weerasooriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weerasooriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weerasooriya is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerasooriya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 29,076th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 394,796 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Weerasooriya are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
Weerasooriya is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 18,126 people, or 1 in 1,148. Besides Sri Lanka Weerasooriya exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Weerasooriya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Weerasooriya last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Weerasooriya earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.93% more than the national average, earning $57,599 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerasooria | 96 | 513 | / |
| Weerasoriya | 96 | 4 | / |
| Weerasoorya | 96 | 2 | / |
| Weerasooriy | 96 | 1 | / |
| Weerasworiya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wwerasooriya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weerassoriya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weerasoori | 91 | 2 | / |
| Weerasuriya | 87 | 12,535 | / |
| Weerwsooreya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weerasuria | 82 | 61 | / |
| Werasuriya | 82 | 5 | / |
| Weerasuriy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Weersuriya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Weerasurya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Weerasri | 80 | 9 | / |
| Weerasiri | 76 | 3,078 | / |
| Weerasirie | 73 | 14 | / |
| Werasura | 70 | 36 | / |
| Werasiri | 70 | 1 | / |
| Weersiri | 70 | 1 | / |
| Warsariya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Varasariya | 64 | 4 | / |
| Virasuriya | 64 | 1 | / |
| Wirachariya | 61 | 10 | / |
| Verachariya | 61 | 4 | / |
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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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- 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 Weerasooriya
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