Weesinghe Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Weesinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Weesinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weesinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weesinghe is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weesinghe? popularity and diffusion
Weesinghe is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Weesinghe are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Excluding Sri Lanka Weesinghe exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Weesinghe
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