Widanapathirana Surname
Approximately 2,586 people bear this surname
Widanapathirana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,558 | 1:8,135 | 1,187 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Widanapathirana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Widanapathirana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Widanapathirana occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Widanapathirana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 167,266th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,818,077 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Widanapathirana reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,558 people, or 1 in 8,135. Aside from Sri Lanka Widanapathirana exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widhanapathirana | 97 | 1 | / |
| Vidanapathirana | 93 | 6,826 | / |
| Widanapathirane | 93 | 1 | / |
| Vidanapatirana | 90 | 1 | / |
| Vidanapathirane | 87 | 9 | / |
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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 Widanapathirana
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