Wijesinghe Surname
Approximately 108,263 people bear this surname
Wijesinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 106,200 | 1:196 | 17 |
| United Arab Emirates | 316 | 1:28,995 | 3,202 |
| Australia | 282 | 1:95,729 | 10,881 |
| United States | 271 | 1:1,337,487 | 93,180 |
| England | 242 | 1:230,240 | 19,179 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Qatar | 231 | 1:10,208 | 1,127 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Oman | 110 | 1:33,527 | 2,360 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Wijesinghe (1,247) may also be a first name.
Wijesinghe Demographics
Average Wijesinghe Salary in
United States
$47,920 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wijesinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijesinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijesinghe is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijesinghe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,237th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 67,313 people. Wijesinghe occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijesinghe live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 223,669th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,247 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 106,200 people, or 1 in 196. Excluding Sri Lanka Wijesinghe exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Wijesinghe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wijesinghe surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijesinge | 95 | 13 | / |
| Wijsinghe | 95 | 2 | / |
| Wijesinghea | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wiesinghe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wijesnghe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wijesinghes | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wijeshinghe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wijeasinghe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wijesingha | 90 | 4,625 | / |
| Wejesinghe | 90 | 292 | / |
| Wijasinghe | 90 | 4 | / |
| Wigesinghe | 90 | 4 | / |
| Wjeshinghe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wijeginghe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wojesinghe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wijeysingha | 86 | 48 | / |
| Weesinghe | 84 | 10 | / |
| Wiessinger | 80 | 96 | / |
| Weeasinghe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wijisinghi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wejisinghe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wejesingha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weisinge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wijaysingha | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wietinger | 74 | 54 | / |
| Wießinger | 74 | 7 | / |
| Viesinger | 74 | 7 | / |
| Wiesenger | 74 | 1 | / |
| Waisinger | 74 | 0 | / |
| Weysinger | 74 | 0 | / |
| Bijenge | 71 | 273 | / |
| Wihenge | 71 | 263 | / |
| Wehinge | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wienger | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vijenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weihsinger | 70 | 17 | / |
| Vaisingher | 70 | 2 | / |
| Wiyasingha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Weiszinger | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wiechinger | 70 | 1 | / |
| Weiseinger | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wihinger | 67 | 6 | / |
| Buisinge | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiihnger | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Wijesinghe
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