Kanishk Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Kanishk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
Kanishk (2,962) may also be a first name.
Kanishk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanishk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanishk (Bengali: কনিষ্ক, Hindi: कनिष्क, Marathi: कनी) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanishk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanishk is the 2,061,309th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Kanishk is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanishk are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 133,165th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 2,962 people.
Kanishk is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 10,227,538. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Jharkhand, where 25 percent are found, Bihar, where 20 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent are found. Other than India it is found in one country. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanisk | 92 | 27 | / |
| Kanischke | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanisck | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kanishkova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Konisk | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kenisk | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaniskova | 75 | 11 | / |
| Koniske | 71 | 57 | / |
| Kanısık | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kaneske | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kanyshkova | 71 | 12 | / |
| Konhisk | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kenisck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konisck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kanyszek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canniske | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kanesske | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kaneskova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konyshkova | 59 | 104 | / |
| Canesck | 57 | 11 | / |
| Kenhesk | 57 | 6 | / |
| Koneske | 57 | 5 | / |
| Caneske | 57 | 1 | / |
| Canesks | 57 | 1 | / |
| Konetske | 53 | 16 | / |
| Canisque | 53 | 2 | / |
| Koneiczke | 50 | 1 | / |
Kanishk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanishk in the Bengali language | ||
| কনিষ্ক | kaniska | - |
| Kanishk in the Marathi language | ||
| कनी | kani | - |
| Kanishk in the Hindi language | ||
| कनिष्क | kaniska | 98.41 |
| कनीष्क | kaniska | 0.43 |
| कनिश्क | kaniska | 0.43 |
| कानिष्क | kaniska | 0.29 |
| कनिशक | kanisaka | 0.14 |
| कन्स्कि | kanski | 0.14 |
| कणिष्क | kaniska | 0.14 |
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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 Kanishk
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