Wijeratna Surname

148,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,976 people bear this surname

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

Wijeratna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijeratna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,9241:7,1161,038
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Wijeratna (16) may also be a first name.

Wijeratna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijeratna is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijeratna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wijeratna is the 148,551st most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,448,772 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijeratna live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wijeratna is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 16 people.

It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 2,924 people, or 1 in 7,116. Outside of Sri Lanka it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Wijeratna Last Name Statistics demography

Wijeratna earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wijerathna9520,732/
Wieratna9420/
Wijeratne8930,273/
Wijerathnaya861/
Wijerathne8421,724/
Vijerathna8410/
Wijarathna849/
Wejerathna849/
Wijeyratne845/
Wojerathna841/
Weeratna82372/
Wairatna8248/
Wijyarathna801/
Wijaratno7824/
Wijayratne746/
Vijerathne741/
Wairotna7166/
Wyeratne711/

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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 Wijeratna
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