Wijepala Surname

160,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,707 people bear this surname

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

Wijepala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijepala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,7041:7,6951,125
England11:55,718,059489,080
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wijepala (10) may also be a first name.

Wijepala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wijepala is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wijepala.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijepala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 160,968th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,692,112 people. The surname Wijepala occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wijepala reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Wijepala is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,704 people, or 1 in 7,695. Barring Sri Lanka it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Somalia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vijepala881/
Waipala8019/
Wijayapala781,556/
Bijepalli711/
Baipala67233/
Boipala675/
Beapala673/
Veepala671/
Woupala671/
Wajipalu6326/
Wajabula6322/
Wajabala638/
Wajebela631/
Wajayapal591/
Wajeebullah531/
Wajabali504/

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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 Wijepala
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