Weerawardane Surname
Approximately 1,727 people bear this surname
Weerawardane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,681 | 1:12,379 | 1,773 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Weerawardane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weerawardane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weerawardane is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerawardane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 233,514th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,219,772 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Weerawardane live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,681 people, or 1 in 12,379. Beside Sri Lanka Weerawardane is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerawardhane | 96 | 585 | / |
| Weerawardana | 92 | 4,682 | / |
| Weerawardene | 92 | 294 | / |
| Weerawardand | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weerawhardhane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weerawardhana | 88 | 1,983 | / |
| Wirawardana | 78 | 12 | / |
| Wirawardhana | 75 | 125 | / |
| Veeravardhan | 75 | 3 | / |
| Virawardani | 70 | 17 | / |
| Viravarddhan | 58 | 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 Weerawardane
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