Nishanka Surname

209,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nishanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,9571:391,96020,843
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nishanka (1,015) may also be a first name.

Nishanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nishanka (Bengali: নিশাঙ্ক, Hindi: निशंका, Marathi: िनशंका, Oriya: ନିଶ) is found most in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishanka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 209,960th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,704,904 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishanka live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Nishanka is also the 252,141st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 1,015 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 1,957 people, or 1 in 391,960. In India it is mostly found in: Odisha, where 100 percent reside, Telangana, where 0 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent reside. Apart from India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nishanka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishanka in the Bengali language
নিশাঙ্কnisanka-
Nishanka in the Oriya language
ନିଶnisa95.54
ନିଶଂକnisanka0.57
ହରିବୁନିଶharibunisa0.21
ସୁଧାକରsudhakara0.14
ହାଡିବୁନିଶhadibunisa0.07
ସଂଜୟsanjaya0.07
ନିଶିଥnisitha0.07
ନିଶିକାnisika0.07
ସିତାନିଶsitanisa0.07
ନିରଂଜନniranjana0.07
ନିହାରରniharara0.07
ନିଶାମଣିnisamani0.07
ସଞୁକ୍ତାsanukta0.07
Nishanka in the Hindi language
निशंकाnisanka55
निशांकाnisanka40
निशानकाnisanaka5
Nishanka in the Marathi language
िनशंकाinasanka50
िनशांकाinasanka50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nishanka
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