Wijeya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wijeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Wijeya (295) may also be a first name.
Wijeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wijeya (Oriya: ୱିେଜୟା) has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijeya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wijeya reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Wijeya is also the 513,559th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 295 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,202,140. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 43 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wijeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wijeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ୱିେଜୟା | wiejaya | - |
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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 Wijeya
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