Wijesinghe Surname

5,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,263 people bear this surname

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

Wijesinghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijesinghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka106,2001:19617
United Arab Emirates3161:28,9953,202
Australia2821:95,72910,881
United States2711:1,337,48793,180
England2421:230,24019,179
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Qatar2311:10,2081,127
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Oman1101:33,5272,360
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
India51:153,413,076951,030
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Wijesinghe (1,247) may also be a first name.

Wijesinghe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijesinghe occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijesinghe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,237th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 67,313 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijesinghe reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 223,669th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,247 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 106,200 people, or 1 in 196. Not including Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Wijesinghe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wijesinghe are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wijesinghe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.8% less than the national average, earning €9,671 per year; in United States they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $47,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning $58,982 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 Wijesinghe
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