Krishnamoorthy Surname

40,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Krishnamoorthy Surname User-submission:

The Krishnamoorthy surname means 'statue of Krishna' (the deity).

It is a Brahman surname.

Krishnamoorthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,8961:156,6729,806
Sri Lanka2,3391:8,8961,290
United States1,1621:311,92728,585
United Arab Emirates9101:10,0681,264
Oman6881:5,360763
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Malaysia3951:74,6695,352
Bahrain3381:3,990671
Kuwait3371:11,2781,556
Singapore3251:16,947714
Qatar3151:7,486808
England2031:274,47321,519
Canada1911:192,90918,967
Australia1691:159,73816,670
France641:1,037,855114,367
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
China41:341,830,39216,990
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Krishnamoorthy (4,453) may also be a first name.

Krishnamoorthy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Krishnamoorthy surname means 'statue of Krishna' (the deity).

It is a Brahman surname.

- sachinkrish7

Krishnamoorthy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krishnamoorthy is found most frequently in India. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krishnamoorthy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,422nd most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 561,920 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Krishnamoorthy reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 103,213th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 4,453 people.

This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 4,896 people, or 1 in 156,672. In India Krishnamoorthy is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 60 percent live, Karnataka, where 9 percent live and Maharashtra, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account India it occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Krishnamoorthy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Krishnamoorthy are 4.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Krishnamoorthy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning $52,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $54,193 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Krishnamoorthy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis