Wijayarathne Surname
Approximately 3,086 people bear this surname
Wijayarathne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 3,070 | 1:6,778 | 993 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
Wijayarathne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijayarathne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijayarathne is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijayarathne? popularity and diffusion
Wijayarathne is the 144,047th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,361,486 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wijayarathne live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Wijayarathne is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 3,070 people, or 1 in 6,778. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijayaratne | 96 | 4,653 | / |
| Wijayarathna | 92 | 4,369 | / |
| Wijeyarathne | 92 | 439 | / |
| Wijayratne | 91 | 6 | / |
| Wijayaratn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wijayaratna | 87 | 1,532 | / |
| Wijeyaratne | 87 | 1,504 | / |
| Wijeyarathna | 83 | 4 | / |
| Vijayarathna | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wijeyratne | 82 | 5 | / |
| Wijeyeratne | 78 | 1,715 | / |
| Wijeyaratna | 78 | 13 | / |
| Vijayaratna | 78 | 6 | / |
| Wittayaratn | 78 | 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
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- 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 Wijayarathne
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