Wijewardana Surname
Approximately 7,854 people bear this surname
Wijewardana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7,748 | 1:2,686 | 366 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Wijewardana Demographics
Average Wijewardana Salary in
United States
$21,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wijewardana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijewardana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijewardana occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijewardana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 63,759th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 927,877 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijewardana reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most commonly used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 7,748 people, or 1 in 2,686. Excluding Sri Lanka it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Wijewardana Last Name Statistics demography
Wijewardana earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijewardhana | 96 | 3,589 | / |
| Waijewardhana | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wijewardena | 91 | 7,848 | / |
| Wijewardane | 91 | 2,981 | / |
| Wijawardana | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wijewardhane | 87 | 889 | / |
| Wijeywardena | 87 | 9 | / |
| Wijewardhena | 87 | 4 | / |
| Wijaywardana | 87 | 1 | / |
| Bayuwardana | 64 | 8 | / |
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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 Wijewardana
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