Nishani Surname
Approximately 1,962 people bear this surname
Nishani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,462 | 1:14,233 | 2,024 |
| India | 417 | 1:1,839,485 | 64,900 |
| Albania | 60 | 1:48,568 | 6,431 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nishani (10,496) may also be a first name.
Nishani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nishani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nishani (Hindi: निशानी, Marathi: िनशाणी) occurs in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 210,379th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,714,346 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Nishani live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nishani is also the 59,328th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 10,496 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,462 people, or 1 in 14,233. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent live and Albania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nishani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nishani in the Hindi language | ||
| निशानी | nisani | 97.14 |
| नीशानी | nisani | 2.86 |
| Nishani in the Marathi language | ||
| िनशाणी | inasani | 59.26 |
| िनशानी | inasani | 25.93 |
| िनशनी | inasani | 7.41 |
| शुभांगी | subhangi | 7.41 |
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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 Nishani
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