Wijeratna Surname
Approximately 2,976 people bear this surname
Wijeratna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,924 | 1:7,116 | 1,038 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Wijeratna (16) may also be a first name.
Wijeratna Demographics
Average Wijeratna Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijerathna | 95 | 20,732 | / |
| Wieratna | 94 | 20 | / |
| Wijeratne | 89 | 30,273 | / |
| Wijerathnaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wijerathne | 84 | 21,724 | / |
| Vijerathna | 84 | 10 | / |
| Wijarathna | 84 | 9 | / |
| Wejerathna | 84 | 9 | / |
| Wijeyratne | 84 | 5 | / |
| Wojerathna | 84 | 1 | / |
| Weeratna | 82 | 372 | / |
| Wairatna | 82 | 48 | / |
| Wijyarathna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wijaratno | 78 | 24 | / |
| Wijayratne | 74 | 6 | / |
| Vijerathne | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wairotna | 71 | 66 | / |
| Wyeratne | 71 | 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
- 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 Wijeratna
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