Krishnan Surname

3,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174,118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Krishnan 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.

Krishnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India95,2121:8,056686
United Arab Emirates15,6961:58458
Malaysia14,7391:2,001304
Oman14,3061:25830
Saudi Arabia8,3081:3,714499
United States5,8061:62,4287,318
Kuwait4,1361:91991
Sri Lanka3,1431:6,621967
Qatar2,7151:86950
Bahrain2,4541:55047
Singapore1,8531:2,972254
England1,0401:53,5756,537
Australia9591:28,1503,826
Canada6641:55,4906,577
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Thailand3281:215,36136,083
Fiji2831:3,160561
South Africa2641:205,21921,868
New Zealand2231:20,3063,569
Germany991:813,18659,527
Japan991:1,291,35622,719
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Mauritius581:22,3004,455
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Angola491:550,8002,323
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Wales451:68,7676,014
France421:1,581,493147,826
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Libya361:173,444826
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Maldives291:13,9371,013
China261:52,589,2912,849
Seychelles231:4,017661
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Norway171:302,48730,120
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Denmark131:434,20928,556
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland81:687,08836,047
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Krishnan (100,528) may also be a first name.

Krishnan 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

A synonym for Hindu Lord, Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu.

- anirajk

Krishnan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krishnan (Bengali: কৃষ্ণান, Hindi: कृष्णन, Marathi: कृशनन, Oriya: କି, Russian: Кришнан) is most common in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krishnan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krishnan is the 3,233rd most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 41,854 people. Krishnan occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Krishnan reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Krishnan is also the 10,143rd most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 100,528 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 95,212 people, or 1 in 8,056. In India Krishnan is mostly found in: Kerala, where 59 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 16 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 126 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.

Krishnan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krishnan surname are 2.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Krishnan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.81% less than the national average, earning 287,900 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.42% more than the national average, earning R 412,104 per year; in United States they earn 32.05% more than the national average, earning $56,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $55,325 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Krishnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krishnan in the Hindi language
कृष्णनkrsnana76.13
कृष्णांkrsnam10.18
कृष्णंkrsnam4.9
कृष्णन्krsnan1.94
कृष्ननkrsnana0.93
कृष्णानkrsnana0.74
कृष्णननkrsnanana0.65
क़ष्णनqasnana0.46
कृष्णणkrsnana0.46
क्रिशननkrisanana0.37
कृश्णनkrsnana0.28
कृष्ण्ानkrsnana0.09
क्रिष्णनkrisnana0.09
कृषननkrsanana0.09
कृ्ष्णनkrsnana0.09
कृशननkrsanana0.09
कृष्णिनkrsnina0.09
क्रिश्नणkrisnana0.09
कृषणनkrsanana0.09
कृष्न्नkrsnna0.09
क़्र्ष्णनqrsnana0.09
कि्रश्ननkirasnana0.09
कृष्णंाkrsnama0.09
किश्ननkisnana0.09
कृष्णाणkrsnana0.09
क्रष्णनkrasnana0.09
कृष्नणkrsnana0.09
क्रीष्णंkrisnam0.09
क़ृष्णनqrsnana0.09
क्रष्णkrasna0.09
कृश्णंkrsnam0.09
कृष्णण्krsnan0.09
Krishnan in the Bengali language
কৃষ্ণানkrsnana66.67
কৃষ্ণনkrsnana33.33
Krishnan in the Oriya language
କିki50
କିାନkiana25
କିଶନ୍ନନ୍kisannan20
କିାନ୍kian5
Krishnan in the Marathi language
कृशननkrsanana26.67
ीशननisanana20
कीसन्kisan13.33
कृणनkrnana6.67
िननाinana6.67
नरिंसहाननnarinsahanana6.67
कृषनkrsana6.67
िसानंदisananda6.67
िसनाisana6.67
Krishnan in the Russian language
Кришнанkrisnan-

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