Kanishka Surname

122,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Kanishka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanishka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3,5081:5,932865
India991:7,748,135165,146
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Kanishka (35,601) may also be a first name.

Kanishka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanishka (Bengali: কনিষ্ক, Hindi: कनिष्का, Marathi: कनी, Oriya: କନି, Russian: Канишка) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanishka.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanishka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanishka is the 122,972nd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,961,654 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanishka reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kanishka is also the 24,411th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 35,601 people.

The surname Kanishka is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 3,508 people, or 1 in 5,932. Excluding Sri Lanka Kanishka is found in 18 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Kanishka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanishka last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Kanishka earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanishka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanishka in the Oriya language
କନିkani-
Kanishka in the Hindi language
कनिष्काkaniska87.31
कनिष्कkaniska8.55
कनिश्काkaniska1.3
कनिषकाkanisaka0.52
कानिष्काkaniska0.52
कानिशकाkanisaka0.26
कनि्शकाkanisaka0.26
कानीशकाkanisaka0.26
कनिस्काkaniska0.26
कनिष्ठकाkanisthaka0.26
कनिशकाkanisaka0.26
कानिष्कkaniska0.26
Kanishka in the Marathi language
कनीkani60
कनीशकाkanisaka40
Kanishka in the Bengali language
কনিষ্কkaniska50
কণিষ্কkaniska50
Kanishka in the Russian language
Канишкаkaniska-

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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 Kanishka
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