Krishanan Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

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

Krishanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krishanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6591:1,163,98447,129
Malaysia1371:215,28612,518
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Krishanan (422) may also be a first name.

Krishanan Last Name Facts

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

Krishanan (Hindi: कृष्णन, Marathi: शनन) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krishanan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krishanan is the 392,486th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,088,286 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Krishanan are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 418,267th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 422 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 659 people, or 1 in 1,163,984. In India it is mostly found in: Delhi, where 25 percent reside, Kerala, where 17 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 16 percent reside. Apart from India this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 15 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent reside.

Krishanan Last Name Statistics demography

Krishanan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Krishanan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krishanan in the Marathi language
शननsanana82.22
ीशननisanana5.56
षणनsanana2.22
ीशाननisanana2.22
शनानsanana2.22
सनंतsananta2.22
किरशनंkirasanam2.22
षननsanana1.11
Krishanan in the Hindi language
कृष्णनkrsnana42.86
क़ष्णनqasnana28.57
कि्रशननkirasanana14.29
क़ण्णनqannana14.29

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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 Krishanan
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