Wijeyratne Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wijeyratne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wijeyratne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wijeyratne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wijeyratne occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wijeyratne? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Wijeyratne are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Skåne County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 20 percent are found and Switzerland, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijeratne | 95 | 30,273 | / |
| Wijeyeratne | 95 | 1,715 | / |
| Wijeyaratne | 95 | 1,504 | / |
| Wijeyarathne | 91 | 439 | / |
| Wijerathne | 90 | 21,724 | / |
| Wijayratne | 90 | 6 | / |
| Wijeratn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wijayaratne | 86 | 4,653 | / |
| Wijeyaratna | 86 | 13 | / |
| Wijeratna | 84 | 2,976 | / |
| Wijaratne | 84 | 2 | / |
| Wijayarathne | 82 | 3,086 | / |
| Wijeyarathna | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wijerathna | 80 | 20,732 | / |
| Wejerathne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vijerathne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wijarathne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wijayaratn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wieratna | 78 | 20 | / |
| Wyeratne | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wijayaratna | 76 | 1,532 | / |
| Wwejerathne | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wijayarathna | 73 | 4,369 | / |
| Wijerathnaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vijerathna | 70 | 10 | / |
| Wijarathna | 70 | 9 | / |
| Vijayaratna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wittayaratn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijayarathna | 64 | 2 | / |
| Vieraitienė | 57 | 94 | / |
| Vierhouten | 50 | 38 | / |
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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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- 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 Wijeyratne
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