Weerasuriya Surname
Approximately 12,535 people bear this surname
Weerasuriya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 12,279 | 1:1,695 | 235 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| United Arab Emirates | 43 | 1:213,076 | 14,246 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Weerasuriya (10) may also be a first name.
Weerasuriya Demographics
Average Weerasuriya Salary in
United States
$34,659 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Weerasuriya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weerasuriya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weerasuriya is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Weerasuriya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerasuriya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,650th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 581,376 people. The surname Weerasuriya is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Weerasuriya are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 12,279 people, or 1 in 1,695. Barring Sri Lanka it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Weerasuriya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Weerasuriya last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Weerasuriya earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.68% less than the national average, earning $34,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $48,557 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerasuria | 95 | 61 | / |
| Werasuriya | 95 | 5 | / |
| Weersuriya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Weerasurya | 95 | 1 | / |
| Weerasuriy | 95 | 1 | / |
| Weerasoriya | 91 | 4 | / |
| Weerasooriya | 87 | 18,459 | / |
| Weerasworiya | 87 | 1 | / |
| Weerassoriya | 87 | 1 | / |
| Werasura | 84 | 36 | / |
| Weerasri | 84 | 9 | / |
| Weerasooria | 82 | 513 | / |
| Weerasoorya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Weerasooriy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Weerasiri | 80 | 3,078 | / |
| Wwerasooriya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Weerasirie | 76 | 14 | / |
| Weerasoori | 76 | 2 | / |
| Virasuriya | 76 | 1 | / |
| Worasuri | 74 | 5 | / |
| Werasiri | 74 | 1 | / |
| Weersiri | 74 | 1 | / |
| Waraswuri | 70 | 6 | / |
| Warsariya | 70 | 4 | / |
| Worrasuri | 70 | 1 | / |
| Weerwsooreya | 70 | 1 | / |
| Worasri | 67 | 145 | / |
| Wirasri | 67 | 42 | / |
| Warasri | 67 | 28 | / |
| Warisariya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Varasuraaju | 55 | 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 Weerasuriya
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