Kerishna Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kerishna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerishna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kerishna (29) may also be a first name.

Kerishna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerishna (Hindi: केृष्णा) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kerishna.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerishna? popularity and diffusion

Kerishna is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Kerishna occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kerishna are found; 73 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kerishna is also the 1,951,561st most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Kerishna is mostly found in: Perak, where 75 percent live, Johor, where 13 percent live and Selangor, where 13 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerisna93111/
Karishna88102/
Kirishna8865/
Kirishnah821/
Karishnah821/
Karisna80141/
Keresna8045/
Kirisna808/
Kerischner780/
Kharisna7550/
Cherisna7540/
Kirushna758/
Kireshna753/
Keresnas752/
Kareshna751/
Kerisnet751/
Kerichner710/
Kirusna67214/
Korizna6787/
Karisná6786/
Ceresna6755/
Karesna6718/
Karisno6716/
Carisna6715/
Karizna677/
Karyschnna671/
Karusna671/

Kerishna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerishna in the Hindi language
केृष्णाkersna-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kerishna
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis