Nishankar Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nishankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Nishankar (21) may also be a first name.

Nishankar Last Name Facts

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

Nishankar (Hindi: निशांकर, Marathi: िनशानकर) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nishankar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishankar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishankar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Nishankar is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 21 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 7,102,457. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 74 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent live and Telangana, where 3 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nishankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nishankar in the Hindi language
निशांकरnisankara50
निशंकरnisankara25
नीशंकरnisankara25
Nishankar in the Marathi language
िनशानकरinasanakara40.63
िनशाणकरinasanakara40.63
िनशंकरinasankara9.38
भाकरbhakara3.13
िनशनकरinasanakara3.13
िनशंकारinasankara3.13

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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
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  • 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 Nishankar
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