Welikala Surname

68,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,194 people bear this surname

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

Welikala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Welikala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7,0171:2,965405
England651:857,20145,134
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Australia291:930,88655,860
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Welikala Last Name Facts

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

Welikala occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welikala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 68,981st most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,013,003 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Welikala are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Welikala is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 7,017 people, or 1 in 2,965. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Welikala Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Welikala earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.1% more than the national average, earning $64,636 CAD per year.

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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 Welikala
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