Kirishnan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Kirishnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirishnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India61:127,844,230863,365
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kirishnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirishnan is most common in Malaysia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kirishnan.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirishnan? popularity and diffusion

Kirishnan is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kirishnan are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 48 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Kirishnan is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia Kirishnan is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 55 percent are found, Perak, where 18 percent are found and Kedah, where 9 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirisnan9418/
Kerishnan89133/
Kirushnan8937/
Kirihsnan892/
Kurishnan891/
Kirusnan82651/
Kerisnan82208/
Kerisnain789/
Kkirusnan784/
Kerushnan781/
Kurushnan781/
Kereshnan781/
Kerisnhan781/
Keresnan7113/
Kerussnan676/

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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
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  • 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 Kirishnan
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