Wijethunga Surname
Approximately 12,645 people bear this surname
Wijethunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 12,571 | 1:1,655 | 226 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wijethunga (11) may also be a first name.
Wijethunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijethunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wijethunga is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wijethunga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijethunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wijethunga is the 41,320th most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 576,318 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wijethunga reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
Wijethunga is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 12,571 people, or 1 in 1,655. Barring Sri Lanka this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijetunga | 95 | 7,937 | / |
| Wijethungha | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wijethunge | 90 | 3,549 | / |
| Wijejtunga | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wejethunga | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wijtunga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wijetunge | 84 | 7,788 | / |
| Wijitunga | 84 | 3 | / |
| Weethunga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Vijetunga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Viyathunga | 70 | 1 | / |
| Beitunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woutoungou | 50 | 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
- 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 Wijethunga
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