Krishwan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Krishwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krishwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Krishwan Last Name Facts

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

Krishwan occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krishwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krishwan is the 6,360,413th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Krishwan are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Johor, where 50 percent are found, Pahang, where 25 percent are found and Perak, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia Krishwan exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kriswan933/
Krishuan883/
Krishvan881/
Criswan804/
Krisban801/
Krisvan801/
Kreswan801/
Krisuang75247/
Kraisuan75200/
Kreshban751/
Khrueswan712/
Kreswon671/
Cryswan671/
Krizuan671/
Crisbășan591/
Kryzwon532/

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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 Krishwan
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