Wijerama Surname

445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 766 people bear this surname

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

Wijerama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijerama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7311:28,4663,639
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Wijerama Last Name Facts

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

Wijerama is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wijerama.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijerama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 445,430th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,513,768 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Wijerama reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Wijerama is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Wijerama Last Name Statistics demography

Wijerama earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.58% more than the national average, earning $64,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierama933/
Wierema80320/
Wairama80272/
Woirama801/
Wajrama801/
Wayirama753/
Wajramma752/
Vijramma751/
Wajuramma711/
Wairoma67151/
Bairama67108/
Veerama6726/
Bieroma6711/
Vairama6710/
Waeramo677/
Vajrama675/
Wourama673/
Wairamo673/
Vierema673/
Vajeeramma673/
Boirama671/
Wierhammer670/

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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 Wijerama
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