Wijayaratna Surname

257,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname

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

Wijayaratna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijayaratna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Fiji11:894,3914,568
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wijayaratna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijayaratna is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijayaratna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wijayaratna is the 257,166th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,756,884 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wijayaratna are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Wijayaratna is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Excluding Sri Lanka it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Wijayaratna Last Name Statistics demography

Wijayaratna earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wijayarathna964,369/
Wijayaratne914,653/
Wijeyaratna9113/
Vijayaratna916/
Bijayaratna911/
Wijayarathne873,086/
Wijeyarathna874/
Vijayarathna872/
Wijayratne866/
Wijeyaratne821,504/
Wijeyarathne78439/
Wijeyratne765/
Wijeyeratne731,715/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wijayaratna
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