Wirasinghe Surname

576,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 546 people bear this surname

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

Wirasinghe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirasinghe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wirasinghe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirasinghe is more frequently found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirasinghe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 576,198th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 13,347,154 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Wirasinghe are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Wirasinghe is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 40,642. Excluding Sri Lanka Wirasinghe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wirasinghe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wirasinghe earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.19% less than the national average, earning $30,211 CAD per year.

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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 Wirasinghe
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