Krihnan Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Krihnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krihnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India81:95,883,173728,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Krihnan (14) may also be a first name.

Krihnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krihnan is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krihnan? popularity and diffusion

Krihnan is the 2,979,664th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Krihnan live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 53 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 1,282,358. In Malaysia Krihnan is most common in: Selangor, where 30 percent reside, Negeri Sembilan, where 26 percent reside and Johor, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 21 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krinan927/
Krishhnan882/
Krihnam862/
Kringan862/
Krinhan861/
Kruhnan861/
Krignan861/
Kreinan861/
Kreitnan803/
Krimhand802/
Krisgnan802/
Krisnant801/
Krunan7714/
Krinon777/
Krenan777/
Crinan777/
Cringan71247/
Khrenan71151/
Crinean7156/
Krainon7136/
Krainam7129/
Kritnam718/
Kritnasing714/
Khrunan714/
Kreynan714/
Kresnan713/
Krunnan711/
Krajnan711/
Kreenan711/
Crisnan711/
Krignon711/
Krynaun711/
Krenang711/
Krenhan711/
Krinoon711/
Krysnan711/
Kregnan711/
Krienon710/
Khrainam67116/
Kresnand6720/
Crainean6710/
Khrainon674/
Khrisnam671/
Kraisnam671/
Krainoon671/
Krymhand671/

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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 Krihnan
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