Nishaan Surname
Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname
Nishaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,181 | 1:151,265 | 4,106 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nishaan (1,965) may also be a first name.
Nishaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nishaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nishaan (Hindi: निशाान) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishaan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 314,252nd most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. Nishaan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishaan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Nishaan is also the 170,909th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,965 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,181 people, or 1 in 151,265. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Maldives, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nishaan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nishaan in the Hindi language | ||
| निशाान | nisaana | - |
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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
- 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 Nishaan
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