Wickramasinghe Surname
Approximately 111,027 people bear this surname
Wickramasinghe Surname User-submission:
This surname originates from a honorary title given by a Sri Lankan king for showing exceptional talent in the battlefield. It comes from wickrama, which means 'valorous', and singha, which means 'lion'. Therefore the surname means 'valorous like a lion'.
Wickramasinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 108,685 | 1:191 | 16 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| United Arab Emirates | 422 | 1:21,712 | 2,501 |
| Australia | 383 | 1:70,485 | 8,346 |
| United States | 218 | 1:1,662,656 | 110,804 |
| England | 215 | 1:259,154 | 20,728 |
| Qatar | 209 | 1:11,282 | 1,235 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Wickramasinghe (723) may also be a first name.
Wickramasinghe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from a honorary title given by a Sri Lankan king for showing exceptional talent in the battlefield. It comes from wickrama, which means 'valorous', and singha, which means 'lion'. Therefore the surname means 'valorous like a lion'.
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Wickramasinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wickramasinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wickramasinghe is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wickramasinghe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wickramasinghe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,094th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 65,638 people. The last name Wickramasinghe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wickramasinghe reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Wickramasinghe is also the 306,882nd most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 723 people.
Wickramasinghe is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 108,685 people, or 1 in 191. Excluding Sri Lanka this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Wickramasinghe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wickramasinghe are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wickramasinghe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $56,278 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickramasingher | 97 | 1 | / |
| Wickramasinghei | 97 | 1 | / |
| Wickkramasinghe | 97 | 1 | / |
| Wikramasinghe | 96 | 1,041 | / |
| Wicramasinghe | 96 | 586 | / |
| Wickramasinge | 96 | 524 | / |
| Wickramainghe | 96 | 9 | / |
| Wickremasinghe | 93 | 12,347 | / |
| Wickramasingha | 93 | 5,174 | / |
| Vickramasinghe | 93 | 6 | / |
| Wickckramasinghe | 93 | 4 | / |
| Wickramasinghi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wickramasinght | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wickramaisnghe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wikcramasinghe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wickramasingje | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wickramasimghe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wiekramasinghe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wicramasingha | 89 | 10 | / |
| Wikramasingha | 89 | 9 | / |
| Wikremasinghe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wickremesinghe | 86 | 1,614 | / |
| Wikkramasingha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wickramezinghe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wickramahnge | 85 | 1 | / |
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