Weeratunge Surname
Approximately 3,352 people bear this surname
Weeratunge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3,289 | 1:6,327 | 925 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Weeratunge Demographics
Average Weeratunge Salary in
United States
$36,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Weeratunge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weeratunge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weeratunge has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weeratunge? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 134,334th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,174,089 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Weeratunge are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 3,289 people, or 1 in 6,327. Beside Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Weeratunge Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Weeratunge earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning $44,620 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerathunge | 95 | 1,101 | / |
| Weerathunghe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Weeratunga | 90 | 6,660 | / |
| Weerathunga | 86 | 9,030 | / |
| Weerathungha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wertonge | 78 | 25 | / |
| Wiratunga | 74 | 1,168 | / |
| Wirathunga | 70 | 9 | / |
| Wortinge | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiratwangi | 60 | 6 | / |
| Waradanage | 60 | 1 | / |
| Wardinge | 56 | 1 | / |
| Wardangi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Wirathunchai | 55 | 2 | / |
| Wardingiey | 50 | 5 | / |
| Weredwongi | 50 | 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 Weeratunge
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