Wickrema Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

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

Wickrema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wickrema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wickrema Last Name Facts

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

Wickrema is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickrema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 324,001st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,336,996 people. The surname Wickrema occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Wickrema live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

Wickrema is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 1,096 people, or 1 in 18,986. Besides Sri Lanka this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Wickrema Last Name Statistics demography

Wickrema earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 75.26% more than the national average, earning $75,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wickrama887,590/
Wickremer829/
Wickramaa821/
Wikrama80837/
Wickckrama781/
Wikromah7523/
Wiskerma751/
Wikkrama751/
Vickerma750/
Wikromo67911/
Vikrama67163/
Viskerma633/
Viskirma631/
Boikerma631/
Vikermo534/
Bekerma531/

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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 Wickrema
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