Wijey Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Wijey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Wijey (10) may also be a first name.
Wijey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijey is found most in Australia. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Wijey reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,374,463. In Australia Wijey is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 50 percent reside, Victoria, where 38 percent reside and Queensland, where 13 percent reside. Besides Australia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.
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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 Wijey
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