Wijerathne Surname
Approximately 21,724 people bear this surname
Wijerathne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 21,635 | 1:962 | 113 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Wijerathne (10) may also be a first name.
Wijerathne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijerathne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijerathne is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijerathne? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wijerathne is the 24,856th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 335,461 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Wijerathne are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 21,635 people, or 1 in 962. Besides Sri Lanka it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijeratne | 95 | 30,273 | / |
| Wijrathne | 95 | 4 | / |
| Wijerathna | 90 | 20,732 | / |
| Wijeyratne | 90 | 5 | / |
| Vijerathne | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wijarathne | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wejerathne | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wijratne | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wijeratn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wwejerathne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wijeratna | 84 | 2,976 | / |
| Wijaratne | 84 | 2 | / |
| Weerathne | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wijerathnaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vijerathna | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wejerathna | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wijayratne | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wojerathna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weeratne | 78 | 27 | / |
| Wieratna | 78 | 20 | / |
| Wyeratne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wijyarathna | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wairatna | 67 | 48 | / |
| Bayarathne | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vieraitienė | 57 | 94 | / |
| Vierhouten | 50 | 38 | / |
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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 Wijerathne
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