Weragama Surname
Approximately 1,997 people bear this surname
Weragama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,973 | 1:10,547 | 1,525 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Weragama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weragama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weragama is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Weragama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weragama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 207,335th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,649,247 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Weragama live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,973 people, or 1 in 10,547. Not including Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weheragama | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wiragama | 88 | 53 | / |
| Beragama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Viragama | 75 | 26 | / |
| Varagama | 75 | 6 | / |
| Beragamo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beragame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Veerangamma | 74 | 8 | / |
| Virangama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Byragamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varagamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viragaimay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wairzagami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viragamaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viragami | 63 | 4 | / |
| Birogama | 63 | 3 | / |
| Byragami | 63 | 1 | / |
| Viragamiy | 59 | 45 | / |
| Virangami | 59 | 8 | / |
| Bairagami | 59 | 1 | / |
| Worougouma | 56 | 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 Weragama
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