Wijayanayake Surname
Approximately 1,132 people bear this surname
Wijayanayake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,096 | 1:18,986 | 2,610 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Wijayanayake Demographics
Average Wijayanayake Salary in
United States
$55,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wijayanayake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijayanayake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wijayanayake has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijayanayake? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wijayanayake is the 327,907th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,437,761 people. The surname Wijayanayake occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wijayanayake live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
It is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,096 people, or 1 in 18,986. Barring Sri Lanka Wijayanayake is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Wijayanayake Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wijayanayake earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.66% more than the national average, earning $55,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.71% more than the national average, earning $66,930 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijayanayaka | 92 | 1,042 | / |
| Wijanayake | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vijayanayak | 87 | 2 | / |
| Wijenayake | 82 | 11,863 | / |
| Vijaynayak | 82 | 3 | / |
| Vjayanayaka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wijayanga | 76 | 4 | / |
| Waijanake | 76 | 3 | / |
| Wijenayke | 76 | 1 | / |
| Vaisayanayak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wijenayaka | 73 | 3,189 | / |
| Wejenayake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vijayanaik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wijanako | 70 | 24 | / |
| Wijayang | 70 | 6 | / |
| Wijenake | 70 | 4 | / |
| Wijenaike | 67 | 600 | / |
| Wijayaong | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wijaya Ng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijanaiko | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wijayanayake
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