Wimalaweera Surname
Approximately 2,519 people bear this surname
Wimalaweera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,485 | 1:8,374 | 1,222 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wimalaweera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wimalaweera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wimalaweera is most common in Sri Lanka. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wimalaweera? popularity and diffusion
Wimalaweera is the 171,018th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,893,031 people. The last name Wimalaweera is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wimalaweera reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This last name is most frequently used in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 2,485 people, or 1 in 8,374. Aside from Sri Lanka Wimalaweera is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimalaweetra | 96 | 1 | / |
| Wemalaweera | 91 | 2 | / |
| Vimalaera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wimalairat | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wamalara | 74 | 1 | / |
| Waimaler | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wamala Eria | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wimler | 71 | 89 | / |
| Wimlar | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wamaleero | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wamuleera | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wimmler | 67 | 273 | / |
| Wamalar | 67 | 15 | / |
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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 Wimalaweera
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