Wijesekera Surname

56,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,048 people bear this surname

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

Wijesekera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijesekera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka8,6981:2,392319
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Australia761:355,20729,862
Canada521:708,56956,910
Qatar341:69,3536,725
England281:1,989,93178,001
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Wijesekera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijesekera occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wijesekera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijesekera? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,065th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 805,432 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wijesekera reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 8,698 people, or 1 in 2,392. Barring Sri Lanka Wijesekera occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Wijesekera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wijesekera are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wijesekera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning 296,153 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.39% more than the national average, earning $58,850 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.46% more than the national average, earning $62,332 CAD per year.

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