Wijetunge Surname
Approximately 7,788 people bear this surname
Wijetunge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7,528 | 1:2,764 | 379 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Wijetunge Demographics
Average Wijetunge Salary in
United States
$40,012 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wijetunge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijetunge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijetunge is found most frequently in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijetunge? popularity and diffusion
Wijetunge is the 64,252nd most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 935,740 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wijetunge are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 7,528 people, or 1 in 2,764. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Wijetunge Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wijetunge earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning $40,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $54,302 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijethunge | 95 | 3,549 | / |
| Wijetunga | 89 | 7,937 | / |
| Wiyetunge | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wijethunga | 84 | 12,645 | / |
| Wijejtunga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Waitunge | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wijethungha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wijitunga | 78 | 3 | / |
| Vijetunga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wiyathunge | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wejethunga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Waitongi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Viyathunga | 53 | 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 Wijetunge
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