Wijesena Surname
Approximately 4,325 people bear this surname
Wijesena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4,239 | 1:4,909 | 705 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Wijesena (506) may also be a first name.
Wijesena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijesena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wijesena is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijesena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 107,790th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,684,982 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijesena are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 376,409th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 506 people.
The last name Wijesena is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 4,239 people, or 1 in 4,909. Besides Sri Lanka it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiesenau | 88 | 16 | / |
| Wijesinha | 82 | 1,689 | / |
| Wisetsena | 82 | 9 | / |
| Weisena | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waisena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wijesinhea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wijoseno | 75 | 148 | / |
| Wijaseno | 75 | 105 | / |
| Wiyasena | 75 | 11 | / |
| Waisenga | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wijsinha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wijesinhe | 71 | 371 | / |
| Wiessener | 71 | 57 | / |
| Wieseń | 71 | 39 | / |
| Wijesinge | 71 | 13 | / |
| Vejeseena | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wayisenga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Vijyasena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weissenga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vijaysena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiesesner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weisenhaus | 67 | 124 | / |
| Wieszeń | 67 | 24 | / |
| Waisina | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bjeseno | 67 | 16 | / |
| Waseena | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vejesheena | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wijesinhge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baisena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiesień | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viesina | 67 | 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
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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 Wijesena
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