Kisnan Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kisnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kisnan (197) may also be a first name.

Kisnan Last Name Facts

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

Kisnan (Hindi: किश्नन, Marathi: णन) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisnan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Kisnan reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kisnan is also the 646,152nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 197 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,228,926. In Malaysia Kisnan is primarily found in: Negeri Sembilan, where 38 percent reside, Penang, where 33 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia Kisnan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishnan92138/
Kissnan923/
Kuisnan921/
Kiesnan920/
Kuishnan868/
Keishnan866/
Kaishnan864/
Khishnan863/
Kgishnan861/
Kusnan832,325/
Kesnan8317/
Kaisennan800/
Khusnan77690/
Kusnain77104/
Kushnan7736/
Keshnan772/
Kidsnam771/
Ketsnan770/
Kessnan770/
Keesnan770/
Khusnain7110/
Kushnann711/
Kitchnan711/
Kigimnang678/
Kusnon678/
Khushnain672/
Cesnan671/
Cusnan671/
Kejnan671/
Coisnon62405/
Cushnan62169/
Quisnon621/
Quesnan620/
Cessnan620/
Kedjnane572/
Ketchnan570/
Cusnahan570/
Queesnan570/
Cushnahan53320/
Cuznan502/

Kisnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisnan in the Hindi language
किश्ननkisnana-
Kisnan in the Marathi language
णनnana-

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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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  • 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 Kisnan
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