Wickramathilake Surname

214,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,919 people bear this surname

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

Wickramathilake Surname User-submission:

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

Wickramathilake 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 Lanka1,9001:10,9521,572
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Wickramathilake 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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Wickramathilake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wickramathilake is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickramathilake? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wickramathilake is the 214,351st most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,797,575 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wickramathilake are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Wickramathilake is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,900 people, or 1 in 10,952. Not including Sri Lanka this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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
Wickramatilake97322/
Wickramathillake971/
Wickramathilaka931,480/
Wickramatilaka904/
Wickrematilake904/
Wikramathilaka901/
Wicramathilaka901/
Wickremethilake871/
Wikramatilaka861/
Wikkramatileke832/

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