Wijesiri Surname

53,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,485 people bear this surname

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

Wijesiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijesiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka9,3561:2,224302
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Wijesiri (810) may also be a first name.

Wijesiri Last Name Facts

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

Wijesiri occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijesiri? popularity and diffusion

Wijesiri is the 53,779th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 768,323 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijesiri are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 287,241st most frequently held given name globally, borne by 810 people.

The last name Wijesiri is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 9,356 people, or 1 in 2,224. Beside Sri Lanka this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wijesiri Last Name Statistics demography

Wijesiri earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wijesiri
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis