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

Kerishna (Hindi: केृष्णा) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerishna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Kerishna live; 73 percent live in Southeast Asia and 73 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Kerishna is most common in: Perak, where 75 percent are found, Johor, where 13 percent are found and Selangor, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

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-

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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 Kerishna
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