Wijeyawardena Surname
Approximately 399 people bear this surname
Wijeyawardena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wijeyawardena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijeyawardena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wijeyawardena is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijeyawardena? popularity and diffusion
Wijeyawardena is the 727,600th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. Wijeyawardena occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wijeyawardena reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most widespread in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Barring Sri Lanka Wijeyawardena occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 4 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijeywardena | 96 | 9 | / |
| Wijeyawardhena | 96 | 1 | / |
| Wijayawardena | 92 | 1,196 | / |
| Wijeyawardana | 92 | 448 | / |
| Wijeyawardene | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wijeyewardena | 92 | 5 | / |
| Wijeywardene | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wijayawardana | 85 | 2,658 | / |
| Wijeyewardene | 85 | 18 | / |
| Wijayawardene | 85 | 6 | / |
| Wijayawardhana | 81 | 1,990 | / |
| Wijaywardana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vijaywardhini | 62 | 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 Wijeyawardena
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