Wijesundera Surname

137,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,266 people bear this surname

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

Wijesundera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijesundera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,0701:6,778993
Australia481:562,41041,290
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
England171:3,277,533109,658
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397

Wijesundera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wijesundera is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijesundera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 137,255th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,231,337 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Wijesundera reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Wijesundera is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 3,070 people, or 1 in 6,778. Beside Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Wijesundera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wijesundera are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wijesundera earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.9% more than the national average, earning $61,555 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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  • 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 Wijesundera
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