Weeresekera Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Weeresekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Weeresekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weeresekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weeresekera is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weeresekera? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Weeresekera live; 67 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 100 percent are found. Other than Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weerasekera | 91 | 12,009 | / |
| Weeresekere | 91 | 13 | / |
| Weeresekara | 91 | 9 | / |
| Weereasekara | 87 | 1 | / |
| Werasekera | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weerasekara | 82 | 33,225 | / |
| Weeraseakara | 78 | 1 | / |
| Werasekara | 76 | 5 | / |
| Veerasekhara | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wirasekara | 67 | 454 | / |
| Veerashekhara | 67 | 3 | / |
| Virasekara | 57 | 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 Weeresekera
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