Weerawardena Surname
Approximately 3,117 people bear this surname
Weerawardena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3,070 | 1:6,778 | 993 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
Weerawardena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weerawardena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weerawardena occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weerawardena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 142,702nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,338,000 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Weerawardena live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Weerawardena is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 3,070 people, or 1 in 6,778. Beside Sri Lanka Weerawardena exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerwardena | 96 | 1 | / |
| Weerawardhena | 96 | 1 | / |
| Weerawardana | 92 | 4,682 | / |
| Weerawardene | 92 | 294 | / |
| Weerawardnae | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weerawardhana | 88 | 1,983 | / |
| Weera-Wardana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Weerawardane | 83 | 1,727 | / |
| Weerawrdhana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weerawardhane | 80 | 585 | / |
| Wirawardana | 78 | 12 | / |
| Weerawhardhane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weerartna | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wirawardhana | 75 | 125 | / |
| Weeraratna | 73 | 1,073 | / |
| Weeraratana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Weir-Harden | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wirawerdhana | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wereratan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weeraratne | 64 | 8,886 | / |
| Wiriardana | 64 | 3 | / |
| Wiraiartana | 61 | 1 | / |
| Weyer-Reiten | 58 | 1 | / |
| Weriratan | 57 | 19 | / |
| Weruratna | 57 | 1 | / |
| Weereratne | 55 | 145 | / |
| Wirairatana | 52 | 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 Weerawardena
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