Wijayasinghe Surname
Approximately 6,751 people bear this surname
Wijayasinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 6,651 | 1:3,129 | 437 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wijayasinghe Demographics
Average Wijayasinghe Salary in
United States
$4,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wijayasinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijayasinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wijayasinghe is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijayasinghe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 72,987th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,079,477 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijayasinghe are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
It is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 6,651 people, or 1 in 3,129. Without taking into account Sri Lanka it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.
Wijayasinghe Last Name Statistics demography
Wijayasinghe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijayasinge | 96 | 2 | / |
| Wijeyasinghe | 92 | 526 | / |
| Wijayasingha | 92 | 24 | / |
| Wijasinghe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wijeasinghe | 87 | 1 | / |
| Wijaysingha | 87 | 1 | / |
| Wijeyesinghe | 83 | 1,017 | / |
| Wijesinghe | 82 | 108,263 | / |
| Wijeysingha | 78 | 48 | / |
| Wijesinghea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wijesingh | 76 | 6 | / |
| Wijesnghe | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wijesingha | 73 | 4,625 | / |
| Wejesinghe | 73 | 292 | / |
| Wejisinghe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wojesinghe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wijisinghi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wijesinghu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wijesing | 70 | 4 | / |
| Wajisingh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wichaisingha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejesingha | 64 | 1 | / |
| Wajeesing | 57 | 1 | / |
| Wojcinek | 50 | 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 Wijayasinghe
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