Nishankar Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Nishankar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 108 | 1:7,102,457 | 156,472 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
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) is found most frequently in India. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nishankar.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishankar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishankar live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name globally It is held by 21 people.
It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 7,102,457. In India Nishankar is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 74 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 18 percent reside and Telangana, where 3 percent reside. Barring India it is found in one country. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nishanakar | 95 | 371 | / |
| Nishankara | 95 | 46 | / |
| Nishsankar | 95 | 7 | / |
| Nishyankar | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nishanekar | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nshankar | 94 | 44 | / |
| Nisankar | 94 | 3 | / |
| Nishshankar | 90 | 127 | / |
| Nishankarao | 90 | 108 | / |
| Nishankaray | 90 | 19 | / |
| Nishanakara | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nissankar | 89 | 14 | / |
| Nisankard | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nishankarrao | 86 | 43 | / |
| Nishankray | 84 | 3 | / |
| Nisangkard | 84 | 3 | / |
| Neeshankar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nusankar | 82 | 12 | / |
| Nishankurao | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nshangare | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nissamkar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishankhrrao | 76 | 1 | / |
| Nashanagar | 74 | 6 | / |
| Nashinakar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nashangari | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nshenkura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshingare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshinagare | 63 | 1 | / |
| Natchanngari | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nshinguru | 56 | 51 | / |
| Nshongore | 56 | 3 | / |
| Ntionkiri | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nshingury | 56 | 1 | / |
| Natchannagari | 55 | 31 | / |
| Nacchannagari | 55 | 1 | / |
| Nshungurho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nshungwire | 53 | 1 | / |
Nishankar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nishankar in the Hindi language | ||
| निशांकर | nisankara | 50 |
| निशंकर | nisankara | 25 |
| नीशंकर | nisankara | 25 |
| Nishankar in the Marathi language | ||
| िनशानकर | inasanakara | 40.63 |
| िनशाणकर | inasanakara | 40.63 |
| िनशंकर | inasankara | 9.38 |
| भाकर | bhakara | 3.13 |
| िनशनकर | inasanakara | 3.13 |
| िनशंकार | inasankara | 3.13 |
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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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