Nishantha Surname

24,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Nishantha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nishantha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka21,8541:952111
United Arab Emirates1871:48,9964,914
Qatar1001:23,5802,513
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Seychelles181:5,133784
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India121:63,922,115578,870
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nishantha (68,566) may also be a first name.

Nishantha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nishantha is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nishantha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nishantha is the 24,265th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 326,928 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishantha reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,111th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 68,566 people.

This last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 21,854 people, or 1 in 952. Beside Sri Lanka this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.

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