Wickramatilake Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Wickramatilake Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from the words wickrama (heroic acts) and thilaka (stamp, emblem, mark). Therefore it means 'emblem of heroism'.
Wickramatilake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wickramatilake 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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Average Wickramatilake Salary in
United States
$37,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wickramatilake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wickramatilake Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wickramatilake occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wickramatilake? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 849,693rd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Wickramatilake live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
It is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Other than Sri Lanka this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Wickramatilake Last Name Statistics demography
Wickramatilake earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $37,812 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickramathilake | 97 | 1,919 | / |
| Wickramatilaka | 93 | 4 | / |
| Wickrematilake | 93 | 4 | / |
| Wickramathillake | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wickramathilaka | 90 | 1,480 | / |
| Wikramatilaka | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wikkramatileke | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wikramathilaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wicramathilaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wickremethilake | 83 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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