Wigesinghe Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Wigesinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Wigesinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigesinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wigesinghe is found most in Australia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wigesinghe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigesinghe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Wigesinghe are found; 50 percent are found in Australasia and 50 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
It is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,497,850. In Australia Wigesinghe is most common in: Victoria, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Australia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijesinghe | 90 | 108,263 | / |
| Wijeasinghe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wijesinghes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wijesinghea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wijesinge | 84 | 13 | / |
| Wijesnghe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wejesinghe | 80 | 292 | / |
| Wijeginghe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wejisinghe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weiseinger | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wijisinghi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wichaisingha | 64 | 1 | / |
| Weisezingger | 64 | 0 | / |
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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 Wigesinghe
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