Karishnan Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Qatar
Highest density in:
Qatar

Karishnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Karishnan 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
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Karishnan (44) may also be a first name.

Karishnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karishnan (Hindi: कृष्णन) occurs more in Qatar more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Karishnan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karishnan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Karishnan is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Karishnan are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Karishnan is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held given name globally, borne by 44 people.

The surname Karishnan is most common in Qatar, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 107,182. Beside Qatar this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 28 percent reside and India, where 17 percent reside.

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
Karisnan9429/
Kerishnan89133/
Katrisnan8916/
Kareshnan891/
Koreishnan841/
Kerisnan82208/
Kerisnain789/
Kerushnan781/
Kereshnan781/
Kerisnhan781/
Keresnan7113/
Carisnon711/
Kerussnan676/
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Karishnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karishnan in the Hindi language
कृष्णनkrsnana-

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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 Karishnan
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