Krashna Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Krashna Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Proto-Slavic krasn-, having the original meaning associated with 'brightness', 'light' and 'luminescence', ergo Christos and Khrishna.

Krashna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6531:1,174,67947,438
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Krashna (12,362) may also be a first name.

Krashna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Proto-Slavic krasn-, having the original meaning associated with 'brightness', 'light' and 'luminescence', ergo Christos and Khrishna.

- danphilipptodd

Krashna Last Name Facts

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

Krashna (Hindi: क्रष्णा, Marathi: काशीनाथ, Oriya: ଦାସ, Russian: Крашна) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krashna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 481,560th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Krashna live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 53,091st most common given name worldwide, borne by 12,362 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is held by 653 people, or 1 in 1,174,679. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 43 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 35 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 6 percent live. Aside from India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Krashna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Krashna last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

Krashna earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Krashna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krashna in the Hindi language
क्रष्णाkrasna89.45
क्रष्णkrasna2.32
कृष्णाkrsna2.06
क्रश्णाkrasna0.92
क्रष्नाkrasna0.92
क्रष्ण्ाkrasna0.46
क्रषणाkrasana0.35
क्रशनाkrasana0.32
क्रश्नाkrasna0.26
क्रषनाkrasana0.11
क्राश्नाkrasna0.03
कृष्णादेवीkrsnadevi0.03
क्रशणाkrasana0.03
करेशनाkaresana0.03
्क्रष्णाkrasna0.03
कृष्णपालkrsnapala0.02
क्रष्णोkrasno0.02
क्रण्णkranna0.02
क्राष्णाkrasna0.02
Krashna in the Oriya language
ଦାସdasa40
ଦିୱାନdiwana20
ରାଉତra'uta20
ମାନିଆଲୁmani'alu20
Krashna in the Marathi language
काशीनाथkasinatha40
रसाळrasala40
कासारkasara20
Krashna in the Russian language
Крашнаkrasna-

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