Karishna Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Karishna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karishna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan661:2,706,72622,920
India291:26,450,530346,896
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Karishna (3,270) may also be a first name.

Karishna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karishna (Hindi: कृष्णा, Oriya: କରିସନ୍ା, Tibetan: ཀིརཤ་ན་) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karishna? popularity and diffusion

Karishna is the 1,828,462nd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Karishna are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 125,183rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,270 people.

The surname Karishna is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 2,706,726. In Pakistan Karishna is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 62 percent live, Balochistan, where 20 percent live and Punjab, where 17 percent live. Not including Pakistan it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karishnah941/
Karisna93141/
Karishnaya891/
Kharisna8850/
Kerishna8811/
Kareshna881/
Karisný80200/
Kerisna80111/
Karisny80100/
Karisná8086/
Karesna8018/
Karisno8016/
Carisna8015/
Karizna807/
Karijna801/
Karusna801/
Karyschnna781/
Katresna7568/
Kargesna758/
Kourisna751/
Karichner71115/
Karizhnyy711/
Korizna6787/
Keresna6745/
Karizno6730/
Karyzna6711/
Karezna674/
Karjjna673/
Caresna671/
Karesny671/

Karishna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karishna in the Tibetan language
ཀིརཤ་ན་kirshana-
Karishna in the Oriya language
କରିସନ୍ାkarisana-
Karishna in the Hindi language
कृष्णाkrsna38.71
करिश्नाkarisna16.13
करिशनाkarisana9.68
क़ष्णाqasna6.45
कष्णाkasna6.45
करीष्णाkarisna6.45
करिष्णाkarisna3.23
कृष्णावतीkrsnavati3.23
करेशनाkaresana3.23
करीष्नाkarisna3.23
कृष्णkrsna3.23

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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 Karishna
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