Wimalasiri Surname

77,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,305 people bear this surname

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

Wimalasiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wimalasiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka6,2131:3,349477
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Wimalasiri (945) may also be a first name.

Wimalasiri Last Name Facts

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

Wimalasiri occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimalasiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 77,570th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,155,836 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Wimalasiri reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 262,830th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 945 people.

The surname is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 6,213 people, or 1 in 3,349. Apart from Sri Lanka Wimalasiri exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Wimalasiri Last Name Statistics demography

Wimalasiri earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimalsiri95440/
Vimalasiri9048/
Wimalasari9035/
Wimalasire901/
Wimalasuria863/
Wimolsiri8414/
Wimalasuriya822,935/
Wimalasooriya782,438/
Wimolsri782/
Vimalassery6721/

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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 Wimalasiri
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