Kamishan Surname

371,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 966 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kamishan Surname User-submission:

Most likely comes from the Russian word for the reed plant, kamis (камыш).

Kamishan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan9541:187,2584,680
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kamishan (331) may also be a first name.

Kamishan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Most likely comes from the Russian word for the reed plant, kamis (камыш).

- alicekamishan

Kamishan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamishan (Bengali: কমিশন, Georgian: კამიშან, Hindi: कमीशन, Marathi: किमशन, Oriya: କମିଶନ, Russian: Камишан) is found most in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamishan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kamishan is the 371,590th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,544,043 people. Kamishan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kamishan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 481,336th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 331 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 954 people, or 1 in 187,258. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 98 percent live and Sindh, where 2 percent live. Not including Pakistan Kamishan occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Kamishan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kamishan last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamishan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamishan in the Georgian language
კამიშანkamishan-
Kamishan in the Bengali language
কমিশনkamisana-
Kamishan in the Oriya language
କମିଶନkamisana97.3
କମିଶନତାିkamisanatai2.7
Kamishan in the Hindi language
कमीशनkamisana89.19
कमिशनkamisana10.81
Kamishan in the Marathi language
किमशनkimasana71.43
कमीशनkamisana28.57
Kamishan in the Russian language
Камишанkamisan-

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