Khushwant Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Khushwant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Khushwant (1,529) may also be a first name.
Khushwant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khushwant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khushwant (Hindi: खुशवन्त, Marathi: खुशवंत) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khushwant? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Khushwant occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Khushwant live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Khushwant is also the 198,393rd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 1,529 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Delhi, where 56 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 11 percent reside and Punjab, where 11 percent reside. Besides India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khuswant | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kushwant | 94 | 1 | / |
| Khoshwant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khushvant | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kuswant | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kuswantd | 82 | 10 | / |
| Kushvant | 82 | 2 | / |
| Khoshvant | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kiswant | 75 | 10 | / |
| Khoushband | 74 | 1 | / |
| Juswanth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kusvanth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khishvand | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houshvand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kushbandh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Husband | 63 | 10,180 | / |
| Hausband | 59 | 2 | / |
| Housband | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chusband | 59 | 1 | / |
| Joushvand | 56 | 1 | / |
| Husbond | 50 | 20 | / |
Khushwant Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khushwant in the Marathi language | ||
| खुशवंत | khusavanta | - |
| Khushwant in the Hindi language | ||
| खुशवन्त | khusavanta | 69.23 |
| खुशवंत | khusavanta | 15.38 |
| खुश्वन्त | khusvanta | 7.69 |
| कुशवन्त | kusavanta | 3.85 |
| खुश्वंत | khusvanta | 3.85 |
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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 Khushwant
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