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 surname Wendakoon is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wendakoon? popularity and diffusion
Wendakoon is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Wendakoon live; 53 percent live in South Asia and 53 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,312,062. Beside Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
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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