Harishanker Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Harishanker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harishanker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
India81:95,883,173728,828

Harishanker (546) may also be a first name.

Harishanker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harishanker (Hindi: हरीशंकर, Marathi: हिरशंकर, Oriya: ହରିଶର) is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harishanker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Harishanker is the 4,307,654th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Harishanker are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Harishanker is also the 360,559th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 546 people.

The surname Harishanker is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Harishanker is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 92 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent reside.

Harishanker Last Name Statistics demography

Harishanker earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.55% less than the national average, earning R 203,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Harishanker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harishanker in the Oriya language
ହରିଶରharisara-
Harishanker in the Marathi language
हिरशंकरhirasankara58.33
हरीशंकरharisankara41.67
Harishanker in the Hindi language
हरीशंकरharisankara52.17
हरिशंकरharisankara39.13
हरिशंकेरharisankera2.17
हरीशकंरharisakanra2.17
हरशिंकरharasinkara2.17
हरीशंकेरharisankera2.17

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harishanker
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