Wijesekara Surname

21,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,316 people bear this surname

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

Wijesekara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijesekara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka24,8511:837100
Australia2271:118,92413,128
Qatar591:39,9664,109
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Norway61:857,04855,549
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Oman41:921,9937,313
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Wijesekara (11) may also be a first name.

Wijesekara Last Name Facts

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

Wijesekara occurs most in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijesekara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wijesekara is the 21,520th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 287,863 people. The last name Wijesekara is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijesekara live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Wijesekara is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Wijesekara is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 24,851 people, or 1 in 837. Besides Sri Lanka this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.

Wijesekara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wijesekara last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wijesekara earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.05% less than the national average, earning $40,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wijesejkara951/
Wijesekera909,048/
Wijesekare907/
Wijesakara904/
Wijesikara901/
Wijesekora901/
Vijesekara901/
Wijeysekera861/
Weeasekara801/
Boussekara601/
Bouzekara533/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wijesekara
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