Wijewardane Surname

148,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,981 people bear this surname

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

Wijewardane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijewardane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2,9241:7,1161,038
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States191:19,076,786604,894
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Wijewardane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wijewardane is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijewardane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wijewardane is the 148,340th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,444,665 people. Wijewardane occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wijewardane reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Wijewardane is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,924 people, or 1 in 7,116. Not including Sri Lanka it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wijewardane Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wijewardane surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Wijewardane earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 165.69% more than the national average, earning $114,641 USD 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
  • 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 Wijewardane
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