Krishna Surname

3,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Krishna Surname User-submission:

Krishna a the Sanskrit word meaning 'black'. It is also the name of a mythical Hindu God who was described to have a dark complexion - hence the name Krishna.

Krishna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India126,9341:6,043532
United Arab Emirates4,5231:2,026249
Bangladesh2,8841:55,2552,925
Saudi Arabia2,6631:11,5871,602
Fiji2,5141:35636
Oman2,4071:1,532220
United States2,3041:157,31716,073
Sri Lanka2,2661:9,1831,334
Kuwait1,3981:2,719345
South Africa1,2081:44,8495,736
Bahrain9111:1,480207
Qatar8611:2,739253
Indonesia7841:168,68516,365
Malaysia7291:40,4583,291
Singapore5731:9,612514
England5711:97,58010,350
Australia5511:48,9946,105
Canada4431:83,1739,255
New Zealand3431:13,2022,294
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Guyana731:10,4411,550
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Nepal451:632,9104,880
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Trinidad and Tobago381:35,8943,529
Scotland231:232,77511,829
China221:62,150,9803,380
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Wales211:147,35910,403
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Norway171:302,48730,120
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
France81:8,302,840321,660
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Krishna (1,842,976) may also be a first name.

Krishna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Krishna a the Sanskrit word meaning 'black'. It is also the name of a mythical Hindu God who was described to have a dark complexion - hence the name Krishna.

- arjunkrishna

Krishna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krishna (Arabic: كريشا, Bengali: কৃষ্ণ, Georgian: კრიშნა, Hindi: कृष्णा, Marathi: कृषणा, Oriya: କିା, Russian: Кришна, Tibetan: ཀིརཤི་ན་) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krishna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krishna is the 3,597th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,648 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Krishna reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 83 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 351st most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 1,842,976 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 126,934 people, or 1 in 6,043. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 28 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 27 percent are found and Kerala, where 11 percent are found. Outside of India this surname occurs in 115 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.

Krishna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krishna surname are 5.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Krishna earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.9% more than the national average, earning 435,729 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.02% more than the national average, earning R 418,284 per year; in United States they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $53,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $51,409 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Krishna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krishna in the Georgian language
კრიშნაkrishna-
Krishna in the Hindi language
कृष्णाkrsna89.82
कृष्णkrsna8.53
क्रष्णाkrasna0.14
क्रष्णkrasna0.09
क्रिष्णाkrisna0.06
क्रिश्नाkrisna0.04
कृषणाkrsana0.04
कृशनाkrsana0.03
कृषनाkrsana0.03
कृष्णादेवीkrsnadevi0.02
कृष्णावतीkrsnavati0.02
कृष़्णाkrsana0.01
क्रीष्णाkrisna0.01
कृष्णपालkrsnapala0.01
कृष्णााkrsnaa0.01
क्रिशनाkrisana0.01
श्रीकृष्णsrikrsna0
कृष्णनkrsnana0
कृष्णाकरkrsnakara0
क्रीश्नkrisna0
क्रण्णाkranna0
क्र्शणkrsana0
कृष्णान्दkrsnanda0
कृष्णदेवkrsnadeva0
किशुनkisuna0
क्रिश्नkrisna0
कृष्णांkrsnam0
क्रीरष्णाkrirasna0
क्रण्णkranna0
क़ष्णनाqasnana0
सुनिताsunita0
क़्रष्णाqrasna0
क्रष्नाkrasna0
क्रश्णkrasna0
कृष्णदासkrsnadasa0
कृष्णमणिkrsnamani0
कृस्ननkrsnana0
क्रिस्नाkrisna0
क्रघ्णाkraghna0
कृष्णाजीkrsnaji0
सुनराsunara0
कृष्णारायkrsnaraya0
क्रष्ण्ाkrasna0
कृष्णलालkrsnalala0
क्रिषनाkrisana0
करूणाkaruna0
क्ररूणाkraruna0
ृकृष्णाrkrsna0
कृष्ण़ाkrsnaa0
क्रिसनाkrisana0
कृष्णाज़्krsnaz0
क़षनाqasana0
कृष्णारानीkrsnarani0
्क्रिष्णाkrisna0
कृष्णरानीkrsnarani0
कृश्नादेवीkrsnadevi0
क्रिषणाkrisana0
कृष्णकुkrsnaku0
करष्णाkarasna0
क्रप्णाkrapna0
कृष्णजीkrsnaji0
कृक्ष्णाkrksna0
क़ष्ण्णाqasnna0
क्रिशनkrisana0
क्रश्नkrasna0
ंकृष्णाnkrsna0
क्रिशणाkrisana0
कृष्णवीरkrsnavira0
क्रश्णाkrasna0
कुृष्णkursna0
कृरूणाkrruna0
कृष्णवतीkrsnavati0
किसनाkisana0
ेकृष्णekrsna0
किशनाkisana0
कृष्णनाkrsnana0
कृघ्णाkrghna0
श्रीमतीsrimati0
क्रीश्नाkrisna0
कृृष्णाkrrsna0
कृषणkrsana0
कृृष्णkrrsna0
किरसनाkirasana0
कृष्ण्ााkrsnaa0
क्रिष्णkrisna0
क्रिश्णाkrisna0
कृशणाkrsana0
क्रीषणाkrisana0
क्रिष्नाkrisna0
ेकृष्णाekrsna0
किशनkisana0
Krishna in the Oriya language
କିାkia68.26
କୀାkia8.92
କିki6.26
କୃkr5.29
କୁମାରୀkumari3.58
କିଷନ୍ାkisana0.79
କିାରାଓkiara'o0.73
କିାାଇଁkiaa'im0.59
କୁମାରିkumari0.47
ରାମକୃramakr0.19
କିାତାିkiatai0.14
ସିହନ୍ାsihana0.11
କିଶାନkisana0.11
ବରିହାbariha0.1
କିସାନkisana0.09
ମିଶାଲmisala0.09
ବିନୟbinaya0.09
କୀଷନ୍ାkisana0.07
ମିଶାଲାmisala0.06
ହରିଜନharijana0.04
କିଶନ୍ାkisana0.04
କିଷାନkisana0.03
ପରିଛାparicha0.03
ରାଣାାଲାranaala0.03
ଚିନୟcinaya0.03
କିୃଷନ୍ାkirsana0.03
େକାରିକାନାekarikana0.03
ବାରିକbarika0.03
ପଧାନpadhana0.03
ବିଶାଇbisa'i0.03
କିରସନkirasana0.03
କୁୁରିକାkuurika0.03
େବରିହାebariha0.03
କିସନାkisana0.03
ବିନାଥbinatha0.03
ଗିରିଶgirisa0.01
ସୁଭଦାsubhada0.01
କିର୍ନୀୟାkirniya0.01
ବିେନାଦbienada0.01
କୀସନ୍ାkisana0.01
କୃଷଚkrsaca0.01
କାାରାନାkaarana0.01
କିଷାଚkisaca0.01
ରୁକିଣିrukini0.01
ସୁନାରsunara0.01
କିର୍ନିଆkirni'a0.01
କିଷନାkisana0.01
କିସପାkisapa0.01
ସିନାପୁsinapu0.01
ଚିନାଲାcinala0.01
କହନ୍ାଇkahana'i0.01
କୃୀାଚkriaca0.01
ସୁନାନୀsunani0.01
ନିସକାnisaka0.01
େବାଇନାeba'ina0.01
ବିଶରbisara0.01
କିଷନkisana0.01
କିସନ୍ାkisana0.01
ଚିନରାcinara0.01
କରନkarana0.01
ସୁରୀକିାsurikia0.01
ଫନାଡାphanada0.01
କିଶନkisana0.01
ମିନାକାminaka0.01
ସୁନାନିsunani0.01
ଦିେନଶ୍dienas0.01
କୀଶନ୍ାkisana0.01
ମୃଣାଳmrnala0.01
କୁରୀକାkurika0.01
ଚିନନ୍ାାcinanaa0.01
କିାରିତାkiarita0.01
କରଣkarana0.01
ସୁରିନsurina0.01
ପରିଡାparida0.01
ବିେଷାୟୀbiesayi0.01
ଇସକାଲାisakala0.01
ସୁନତୀsunati0.01
ଜିସାଇjisa'i0.01
କୁରିକାନାkurikana0.01
Krishna in the Marathi language
कृषणाkrsana59.12
रिसकाrisaka14.92
कृणालkrnala6.08
क्रिष्kris3.87
रिशलाrisala2.21
किशनाथkisanatha1.1
करीनाkarina1.1
रिशकाrisaka1.1
करोिसयाkaroisaya1.1
रिसकrisaka0.55
करीशनkarisana0.55
किनकाkinaka0.55
कािशनातkaisanata0.55
कृिषकाkrisaka0.55
रिहमrihama0.55
ऋिषनाथrisanatha0.55
की्शनाkisana0.55
रिनताrinata0.55
ऋिषताrisata0.55
किशशkisasa0.55
रिणमrinama0.55
करीशमाkarisama0.55
कृषावkrsava0.55
Krishna in the Bengali language
কৃষ্ণkrsna50.67
কৃষ্ণাkrsna46.72
কৃষ্ণপদkrsnapada0.15
কৃষ্ণরানীkrsnarani0.09
কৃষ্ণলালkrsnalala0.06
কৃষ্ণমনিkrsnamani0.06
কৃষ্ণলীলাkrsnalila0.03
কৃষাণkrsana0.03
কৃষ্ণপতিkrsnapati0.03
ক্রিশ্নkrisna0.03
কৃষ্ণরামkrsnarama0.03
কৃষ্ণদেবীkrsnadebi0.03
কৃষ্ণারানীkrsnarani0.03
কৃষ্ণবালাkrsnabala0.03
Krishna in the Tibetan language
ཀིརཤི་ན་kirshina38.26
ཀིཤ་ན་kishana24.62
ཀི་རིཤ་ན་kirishana15.08
ཀིརིཤ་ན་kirishana7.38
ཀིརཤ་ན་kirshana2.36
ཀིརི་ཤི་ན་kirishina1.03
ཀྲིཤི་ན་trishina1.03
ཀི་རིས་ན་kirina1.03
ཀིརཤི་ནkirshina0.92
ཀཤི་ན་kashina0.72
ཀིཤི་ན་kishina0.62
ཀྲི་ཤི་ན་trishina0.62
ཀི་ཤི་ན་kishina0.62
ཀིས་ན་kina0.51
ཀིར་ཤི་ན་kirshina0.51
ཀི་རིཤ་kirisha0.41
ཀྲིས་ན་trina0.41
ཀིརིས་ན་kirina0.31
ཀྲིཤ་ན་trishana0.31
ཀིཤ་kisha0.21
ཀིརིཤ་kirisha0.21
ཀིཤས་ན་kishéna0.21
ཀི་རིས་kiri0.21
ཀིཤ་ནkishana0.21
ཀུ་རིཤ་ན་kurishana0.1
ཀིར་སིས་kirsi0.1
ཀི་རིས་ནkirina0.1
ཀརིཤ་ན་karishana0.1
ཀིརིས་ནཱ་kirina0.1
ཀིས་ནཱ་kina0.1
རཤི་ན་rashina0.1
ཀིར་སི་ན་kirsina0.1
ཀི་རི་ཤི་ན་kirishina0.1
ཀྲི་རིས་ན་tririna0.1
ཀིརཤི་kirshi0.1
ཀི་རི་ཤ་ན་kirishana0.1
ཀིརི་ཤ་ན་kirishana0.1
ཀེ་རིཤ་ན་kérishana0.1
ཀིརིས་kiri0.1
ཀིས་ནkina0.1
ཀཱིས་ན་kina0.1
ཀིརི་ནkirina0.1
ཀུཤི་ནkushina0.1
ཀིརཤ་kirsha0.1
ཀི་རིཤ་ནkirishana0.1
ཀིཤིན་kishin0.1
Krishna in the Russian language
Кришнаkrisna-
Krishna in the Arabic language
كريشاkrysha-

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