Wimalasena Surname

63,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Wimalasena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wimalasena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka7,8211:2,661363
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wimalasena (863) may also be a first name.

Wimalasena Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wimalasena Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wimalasena is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wimalasena.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimalasena? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,132nd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 917,827 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wimalasena reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Wimalasena is also the 277,131st most frequent first name worldwide, held by 863 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 7,821 people, or 1 in 2,661. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Wimalasena Last Name Statistics demography

Wimalasena earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.29% more than the national average, earning $73,047 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vimalasena901/
Wimlasina842/
Wemlaseena801/
Vimalasinh706/
Wimmelson631/

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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 Wimalasena
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