Wiratunga Surname
Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname
Wiratunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,096 | 1:18,986 | 2,610 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Wiratunga Demographics
Wiratunga Political Affiliation
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Wiratunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiratunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wiratunga is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiratunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 320,056th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,239,337 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Wiratunga live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
Wiratunga is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 18,986. Not including Sri Lanka this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Wiratunga Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wiratunga last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.
Wiratunga earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirathunga | 95 | 9 | / |
| Wiratung | 94 | 4 | / |
| Biratunga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weeratunga | 84 | 6,660 | / |
| Wirdanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Weerathunga | 80 | 9,030 | / |
| Weeriatunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiratwong | 78 | 405 | / |
| Wiridanga | 78 | 7 | / |
| Weerathungha | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wartung | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wurtung | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wirting | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weeratunge | 74 | 3,352 | / |
| Wiradangga | 74 | 30 | / |
| Wiridounga | 74 | 11 | / |
| Wartenga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Weerathunge | 70 | 1,101 | / |
| Weerethunga | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wirotwong | 67 | 146 | / |
| Weerathunghe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wardanega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouratang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wairuding | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wiratunga
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