Wijewardhana Surname

126,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,589 people bear this surname

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

Wijewardhana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijewardhana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,5081:5,932865
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wijewardhana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijewardhana occurs most in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wijewardhana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijewardhana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 126,575th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,030,523 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wijewardhana live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most frequently held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 3,508 people, or 1 in 5,932. Barring Sri Lanka Wijewardhana exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

Wijewardhana Last Name Statistics demography

Wijewardhana earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wijewardana967,854/
Waijewardhana962/
Wijewardhane92889/
Wijewardhena924/
Wijewardena877,848/
Wijewardane872,981/
Wijawardana874/
Wijeywardena839/
Wijaywardana831/
Bayuwardana618/

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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
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  • 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 Wijewardhana
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