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) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerishna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerishna is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Kerishna is primarily found 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. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 29 people.

Kerishna is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia Kerishna is most prevalent in: Perak, where 75 percent reside, Johor, where 13 percent reside and Selangor, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

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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