Wirasekara Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Wirasekara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 439 | 1:47,400 | 5,492 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Wirasekara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirasekara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wirasekara occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirasekara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wirasekara is the 661,581st most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. Wirasekara occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Wirasekara reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
Wirasekara is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Not including Sri Lanka it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werasekara | 90 | 5 | / |
| Virasekara | 90 | 1 | / |
| Weerasekara | 86 | 33,225 | / |
| Weeraseakara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Weereasekara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Werasekera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weerasekera | 76 | 12,009 | / |
| Weerasekare | 76 | 373 | / |
| Weeresekara | 76 | 9 | / |
| Veerasekhara | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veerashekhara | 70 | 3 | / |
| Weeresekera | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Wirasekara
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