Wijerathna Surname

25,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,732 people bear this surname

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

Wijerathna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijerathna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka20,5381:1,013127
Qatar591:39,9664,109
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
United States131:27,881,456736,413
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Wijerathna (516) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wijeratna952,976/
Wijerathnaya911/
Wijerathne9021,724/
Vijerathna9010/
Wejerathna909/
Wijarathna909/
Wojerathna901/
Wieratna8920/
Wijyarathna861/
Wijeratne8430,273/
Wijeyratne805/
Vijerathne801/
Weeratna78372/
Wairatna7848/
Wijaratno7424/
Wijayratne706/
Wairotna6766/
Wyeratne671/

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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 Wijerathna
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