Wewelwala Surname
Approximately 1,258 people bear this surname
Wewelwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,243 | 1:16,741 | 2,341 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Wewelwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wewelwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wewelwala occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wewelwala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wewelwala is the 301,881st most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,792,962 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wewelwala live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Wewelwala is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,243 people, or 1 in 16,741. Not including Sri Lanka Wewelwala is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wewelwwala | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wewalwala | 89 | 444 | / |
| Wawelwala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wewelwela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weel-Wal | 82 | 1 | / |
| Welala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wellala | 75 | 825 | / |
| Wolwala | 75 | 28 | / |
| Walwala | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wilwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weilala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilawala | 71 | 1,082 | / |
| Wiliwala | 71 | 41 | / |
| Welawela | 71 | 24 | / |
| Waluwala | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wawolala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Waliwala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Welal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welewela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wewulula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Welela | 67 | 15,673 | / |
| Welwel | 67 | 1,494 | / |
| Walwal | 67 | 324 | / |
| Wael Wael | 67 | 122 | / |
| Welhal | 67 | 13 | / |
| Welalo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Welula | 67 | 7 | / |
| Welewaulo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wilala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Walliwala | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welial | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilwal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wolala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welwol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welyal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewalwela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wulala | 67 | 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 Wewelwala
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