Weerawardana Surname

100,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Weerawardana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weerawardana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4,6051:4,519661
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Weerawardana Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weerawardana Come From? nationality or country of origin

Weerawardana is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Weerawardana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weerawardana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weerawardana is the 100,839th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,556,503 people. The surname Weerawardana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Weerawardana reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Weerawardana is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 4,605 people, or 1 in 4,519. Aside from Sri Lanka it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Weerawardana Last Name Statistics demography

Weerawardana earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weerawardhana961,983/
Weerawardena923,117/
Weerawardane921,727/
Weerawardhane88585/
Weerawardhena881/
Wirawardana8712/
Weerawhardhane851/
Wirawardhana83125/
Wirawerdhana7520/
Virawardani7017/

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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 Weerawardana
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