Nishan Surname
Approximately 54,414 people bear this surname
Nishan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 42,442 | 1:18,073 | 1,420 |
| Bangladesh | 5,497 | 1:28,990 | 1,885 |
| Sri Lanka | 3,289 | 1:6,327 | 925 |
| Pakistan | 1,564 | 1:114,222 | 3,447 |
| Iraq | 576 | 1:60,801 | 2,230 |
| Afghanistan | 321 | 1:100,166 | 2,587 |
| Maldives | 262 | 1:1,543 | 161 |
| Kazakhstan | 85 | 1:208,029 | 19,154 |
| United States | 74 | 1:4,898,094 | 251,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 72 | 1:127,254 | 10,508 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Lebanon | 19 | 1:296,689 | 10,035 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 16 | 1:373,291 | 30,949 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nishan (74,979) may also be a first name.
Nishan Demographics
Average Nishan Salary in
United States
$46,362 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nishan Last Name Facts
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་) has its highest incidence in India. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nishan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,343rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 133,928 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 13,075th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 74,979 people.
Nishan is most common in India, where it is carried by 42,442 people, or 1 in 18,073. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 92 percent reside, Bihar, where 4 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 1 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 10 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent reside.
Nishan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Nishan last name is principally Syriac Catholic (56%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Nishan surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nishan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nishan in the Georgian language | ||
| ნიშან | nishan | - |
| Nishan in the Tibetan language | ||
| ནི་ཤཱན་ | nishen | - |
| Nishan in the Bengali language | ||
| নিশান | nisana | 93.22 |
| নিশন | nisana | 3.39 |
| নিষন | nisana | 1.69 |
| নিশান্ | nisan | 1.69 |
| Nishan in the Hindi language | ||
| निशां | nisam | 90.3 |
| निशान | nisana | 5.75 |
| निशाँ | nisam | 2.23 |
| निशं | nisam | 0.83 |
| नीशां | nisam | 0.2 |
| निशन | nisana | 0.11 |
| निशान्त | nisanta | 0.08 |
| नीशान | nisana | 0.07 |
| निशंा | nisama | 0.01 |
| नीशाँ | nisam | 0.01 |
| निशा्ं | nisam | 0.01 |
| निषान | nisana | 0.01 |
| नीशं | nisam | 0.01 |
| निषां | nisam | 0.01 |
| निशँ | nisam | 0.01 |
| निशाण् | nisan | 0 |
| निश्ंाा | nismaa | 0 |
| निशाान | nisaana | 0 |
| निषाद | nisada | 0 |
| शहरून | saharuna | 0 |
| नीशँ | nisam | 0 |
| निसान | nisana | 0 |
| निशान् | nisan | 0 |
| निषन | nisana | 0 |
| निश्ाां | nisaam | 0 |
| निशाॅं | nisaem | 0 |
| Nishan in the Marathi language | ||
| िनशान | inasana | 70.28 |
| िनशाण | inasana | 24.91 |
| नीशान | nisana | 1.85 |
| िनशन | inasana | 1.23 |
| िनषान | inasana | 0.25 |
| साधना | sadhana | 0.25 |
| नीशात | nisata | 0.12 |
| िनितन | initana | 0.12 |
| िजशान | ijasana | 0.12 |
| नीशाण | nisana | 0.12 |
| नीशाँ | nisam | 0.12 |
| निसम | nisama | 0.12 |
| Nishan in the Oriya language | ||
| ନିଶଁା | nisama | 57.26 |
| ନିଶାନ | nisana | 20.16 |
| ନିଶା | nisa | 4.84 |
| ନିଶାନ୍ | nisan | 4.03 |
| ନିଶନ | nisana | 3.23 |
| ନିସଁା | nisama | 3.23 |
| ନିଷନ | nisana | 0.81 |
| ନିଶାଂ | nisam | 0.81 |
| ନିଶଁ | nisam | 0.81 |
| ନିଶାହାନ୍ | nisahan | 0.81 |
| େନସାନ | enasana | 0.81 |
| ନିଶଁାନ୍ | nisaman | 0.81 |
| Nishan in the Russian language | ||
| Нишан | nisan | - |
| Nishan in the Arabic language | ||
| النيشان | alnyshan | - |
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