Wijeratne Surname
Approximately 30,273 people bear this surname
Wijeratne Surname User-submission:
This surname consists of two joined words vijaya, which means 'victory', and ratna, which means 'gem'. So this surname means 'gem of a winner'.
Wijeratne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 29,309 | 1:710 | 83 |
| Australia | 345 | 1:78,248 | 9,133 |
| England | 145 | 1:384,262 | 26,878 |
| United States | 126 | 1:2,876,658 | 169,773 |
| United Arab Emirates | 110 | 1:83,293 | 7,578 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Wijeratne (528) may also be a first name.
Wijeratne Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname consists of two joined words vijaya, which means 'victory', and ratna, which means 'gem'. So this surname means 'gem of a winner'.
- udaywaliWijeratne Demographics
Average Wijeratne Salary in
United States
$46,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wijeratne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijeratne Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wijeratne is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijeratne? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,226th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 240,728 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Wijeratne reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Wijeratne is also the 367,169th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 528 people.
The last name Wijeratne is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 29,309 people, or 1 in 710. Other than Sri Lanka Wijeratne exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Wijeratne Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wijeratne last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.62% registered with the political party.
The amount Wijeratne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning $58,651 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijerathne | 95 | 21,724 | / |
| Wijeyratne | 95 | 5 | / |
| Wijratne | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wijeratn | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wijeratna | 89 | 2,976 | / |
| Wijrathne | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wijaratne | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wijerathna | 84 | 20,732 | / |
| Wijayratne | 84 | 6 | / |
| Vijerathne | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wijarathne | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wejerathne | 84 | 1 | / |
| Weeratne | 82 | 27 | / |
| Wieratna | 82 | 20 | / |
| Wyeratne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wwejerathne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weerathne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wijerathnaya | 76 | 1 | / |
| Vijerathna | 74 | 10 | / |
| Wejerathna | 74 | 9 | / |
| Wojerathna | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wairatna | 71 | 48 | / |
| Wijyarathna | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vieraitienė | 60 | 94 | / |
| Wairotna | 59 | 66 | / |
| Vierhouten | 53 | 38 | / |
| Bayarathne | 53 | 1 | / |
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