Werapitiya Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

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

Werapitiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werapitiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Werapitiya Last Name Facts

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

Werapitiya is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werapitiya? popularity and diffusion

Werapitiya is the 446,308th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,538,673 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Werapitiya reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Werapitiya is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Aside from Sri Lanka Werapitiya is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Werapitiya Last Name Statistics demography

Werapitiya earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 30.53% more than the national average, earning $64,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warapitiya90950/
Weerapit783/
Wirapit71189/
Warapit7113/
Werbata7110/
Werapat712/
Werapot711/
Wirapati67141/
Weerapat673/
Werapaht671/
Wiraipit671/
Warapati671/

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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
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  • 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 Werapitiya
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