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Where Does The Last Name Nishan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Nishan (Arabic: النيشان, Bengali: নিশান, Georgian: ნიშან, Hindi: निशां, Marathi: िनशान, Oriya: ନିଶଁା, Russian: Нишан, Tibetan: ནི་ཤཱན་) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nishan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Nishan is the 10,343^rd most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 133,928 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishan are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Nishan is also the 13,075^th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 74,979 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 42,442 people, or 1 in 18,073. In India Nishan is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 92 percent are found, Bihar, where 4 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 1 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent are found.

Nishan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Syriac Catholic (56%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Nishan surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

Nishan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.45% more than the national average, earning $46,362 USD per year.