Wickremarachchi Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

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

Wickremarachchi Surname User-submission:

Wickremarachchi is a hyphenated surname, which had lost the hyphen in the history of time. It combines the words wickrema and arachchi.

The word wickrema means 'brave', 'courageous' or 'heroic'. The word arachchi means 'leader' or 'administrative official of a village'.

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Wickremarachchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wickremarachchi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wickremarachchi is a hyphenated surname, which had lost the hyphen in the history of time. It combines the words wickrema and arachchi.

The word wickrema means 'brave', 'courageous' or 'heroic'. The word arachchi means 'leader' or 'administrative official of a village'. Accordingly, the name means a 'heroic leader of an area'.

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Wickremarachchi Last Name Facts

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

Wickremarachchi occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wickremarachchi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickremarachchi? popularity and diffusion

Wickremarachchi is the 833,931st most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname Wickremarachchi is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Wickremarachchi are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Besides Sri Lanka this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Wickremarachchi Last Name Statistics demography

Wickremarachchi earn a lot more than the average income. In Canada they earn 41.74% more than the national average, earning $70,422 CAD per year.

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