Bhishan Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Bhishan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 102 | 1:7,520,249 | 162,050 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Bhishan (1,050) may also be a first name.
Bhishan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bhishan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bhishan (Bengali: ভীষন, Hindi: भीषण, Marathi: िभषण, Oriya: ଭୀଷଣ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bhishan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bhishan is the 1,817,111th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bhishan reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 247,112th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,050 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 7,520,249. In India Bhishan is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 75 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent live and Jammu and Kashmir, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bhishan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bhishan in the Bengali language | ||
| ভীষন | bhisana | 76.47 |
| ভীষণ | bhisana | 11.76 |
| ভীশন | bhisana | 5.88 |
| ভিষন | bhisana | 5.88 |
| Bhishan in the Hindi language | ||
| भीषण | bhisana | 75 |
| भीषन | bhisana | 8.93 |
| भिषन | bhisana | 5.36 |
| भूषण | bhusana | 2.68 |
| भिशन | bhisana | 2.68 |
| भीशन | bhisana | 1.79 |
| विशन | visana | 0.89 |
| भीशान | bhisana | 0.89 |
| विभीषण | vibhisana | 0.89 |
| बिशन | bisana | 0.89 |
| Bhishan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଭୀଷଣ | bhisana | 45.45 |
| ଭିଷଣ | bhisana | 27.27 |
| ଭିଶନ | bhisana | 18.18 |
| ଭୀଷନ | bhisana | 9.09 |
| Bhishan in the Marathi language | ||
| िभषण | ibhasana | 42.86 |
| भीषण | bhisana | 16.54 |
| िभषन | ibhasana | 15.04 |
| भीशन | bhisana | 9.02 |
| भीषन | bhisana | 6.02 |
| िभशन | ibhasana | 3.01 |
| िभशण | ibhasana | 2.26 |
| भूषण | bhusana | 1.5 |
| भीवन | bhivana | 0.75 |
| भुषण | bhusana | 0.75 |
| बीसण | bisana | 0.75 |
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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 Bhishan
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