Wendakoon Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Wendakoon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wendakoon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wendakoon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wendakoon occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wendakoon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wendakoon is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Wendakoon occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Wendakoon are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Apart from Sri Lanka this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendakon | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bendakhoun | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bendakan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vendakkan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bendakhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Windokun | 59 | 86 | / |
| Bendocan | 59 | 2 | / |
| Vendekkan | 56 | 5 | / |
| Vendekaan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bendoukhan | 53 | 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 Wendakoon
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