Wijewardena Surname
Approximately 7,848 people bear this surname
Wijewardena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7,674 | 1:2,712 | 372 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Wijewardena Demographics
Average Wijewardena Salary in
United States
$47,781 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wijewardena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijewardena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wijewardena occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijewardena? popularity and diffusion
It is the 63,811th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 928,586 people. Wijewardena occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wijewardena are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 7,674 people, or 1 in 2,712. Not including Sri Lanka it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Wijewardena Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Wijewardena earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.02% less than the national average, earning $24,336 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijeywardena | 96 | 9 | / |
| Wijewardhena | 96 | 4 | / |
| Wijewardana | 91 | 7,854 | / |
| Wijewardene | 91 | 1,965 | / |
| Wijawardena | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wijewardhana | 87 | 3,589 | / |
| Wijewardhene | 87 | 9 | / |
| Wijeywardene | 87 | 1 | / |
| Waijewardhana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wijaywardana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vijaywardhini | 58 | 2 | / |
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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 Wijewardena
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