Wijeyanathan Surname
Approximately 372 people bear this surname
Wijeyanathan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Wijeyanathan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijeyanathan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wijeyanathan is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijeyanathan? popularity and diffusion
Wijeyanathan is the 766,190th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wijeyanathan reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijayanathan | 92 | 5 | / |
| Vijeyanathan | 92 | 5 | / |
| Vijayanathan | 83 | 817 | / |
| Vijiyanathan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Viseanathan | 78 | 5 | / |
| Vjayanathan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Vijaynathan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Vejayanathan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vaitiyanathan | 72 | 5 | / |
| Vythiyanathan | 72 | 1 | / |
| Weejonathan | 70 | 1 | / |
| Vaithiyanathan | 69 | 362 | / |
| Vaithayanathan | 69 | 1 | / |
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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 Wijeyanathan
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