Wijerathna Surname
Approximately 20,732 people bear this surname
Wijerathna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 20,538 | 1:1,013 | 127 |
| Qatar | 59 | 1:39,966 | 4,109 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Wijerathna (516) may also be a first name.
Wijerathna Demographics
Average Wijerathna Salary in
United States
$38,844 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wijerathna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijerathna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijerathna is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijerathna? popularity and diffusion
Wijerathna is the 25,962nd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 351,512 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wijerathna live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wijerathna is also the 372,032nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 516 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 20,538 people, or 1 in 1,013. Apart from Sri Lanka this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.
Wijerathna Last Name Statistics demography
Wijerathna earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijeratna | 95 | 2,976 | / |
| Wijerathnaya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wijerathne | 90 | 21,724 | / |
| Vijerathna | 90 | 10 | / |
| Wejerathna | 90 | 9 | / |
| Wijarathna | 90 | 9 | / |
| Wojerathna | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wieratna | 89 | 20 | / |
| Wijyarathna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wijeratne | 84 | 30,273 | / |
| Wijeyratne | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vijerathne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weeratna | 78 | 372 | / |
| Wairatna | 78 | 48 | / |
| Wijaratno | 74 | 24 | / |
| Wijayratne | 70 | 6 | / |
| Wairotna | 67 | 66 | / |
| Wyeratne | 67 | 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 Wijerathna
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