Wickramathilaka Surname

264,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,480 people bear this surname

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

Wickramathilaka Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the words wickrama (heroic acts) and thilaka (stamp, emblem, mark). Therefore it means 'emblem of heroism'.

Wickramathilaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wickramathilaka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the words wickrama (heroic acts) and thilaka (stamp, emblem, mark). Therefore it means 'emblem of heroism'.

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Wickramathilaka Last Name Facts

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

Wickramathilaka is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickramathilaka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 264,506th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,924,018 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wickramathilaka live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Beside Sri Lanka it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wickramatilaka974/
Wikramathilaka971/
Wicramathilaka971/
Wickramathilake931,919/
Wikramatilaka931/
Wickramatilake90322/
Wickramatileka909/
Wickramathillake901/
Wickremethilake801/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wickramathilaka
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