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.

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Kanishka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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
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Kanishka (35,601) may also be a first name.

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Kanishka Demographics

Average Kanishka Salary in
United States

$50,875 USD

Per year
Rank:
380,263 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.35138E-6
Rank: 478,366 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
117.9%
Sample size: 14 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Kanishka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanishka (Bengali: কনিষ্ক, Hindi: कनिष्का, Marathi: कनी, Oriya: କନି, Russian: Канишка) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kanishka.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanishka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanishka is the 122,972nd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,961,654 people. The surname Kanishka occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanishka live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 24,411th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 35,601 people.

Kanishka is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 3,508 people, or 1 in 5,932. Not including Sri Lanka Kanishka exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Kanishka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kanishka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with 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

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanischka942/
Kaniska9316/
Kanishkaha892/
Kaneshka889/
Kanitska885/
Kanyshka884/
Kanisska882/
Kamniska882/
Kanushka881/
Kanischke821/
Khanitska821/
Kaniski80119/
Kanička8017/
Kanisky803/
Kaneska801/
Koniska801/
Kanuska800/
Kanisskaya781/
Kanieski75408/
Kanyshko7569/
Kaniosky758/
Kanitsky756/
Kamniski754/
Kaneshki753/
Kanieske752/
Kanioski751/
Kaaniski751/
Kanitskiy7131/
Kasnitsky7112/
Kańska7111/
Khanitsky718/
Kasnitski712/
Konyoshka711/
Kaneskaya711/
Katnitsky711/
Kaniesski711/
Quasnitschka7043/
Kaniški67396/
Koniski67121/
Koniske6757/
Konisky6751/
Kanesky6743/
Canisky6727/
Kasnitskiy6725/
Konetschka6724/
Kaneske6716/
Kaiński6710/
Caniski678/
Kaněčka677/
Quasnichka676/
Khaynitsky676/
Khanitskiy675/
Konisca673/
Kanayskaya671/
Kaunetskas671/
Kaníčka671/
Kamnitskiy671/
Kanisco671/
Kamnaiskyi671/
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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
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kanishka
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