Nishshanka Surname
Approximately 5,213 people bear this surname
Nishshanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 5,189 | 1:4,010 | 582 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Nishshanka (2,808) may also be a first name.
Nishshanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nishshanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nishshanka has its highest incidence in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nishshanka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nishshanka is the 91,783rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,397,956 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nishshanka are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 137,629th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 2,808 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 5,189 people, or 1 in 4,010. Beside Sri Lanka this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisshanka | 95 | 440 | / |
| Nihshanka | 95 | 47 | / |
| Nishsanka | 95 | 2 | / |
| Nisshshanka | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nishshsanka | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nishshanki | 90 | 5 | / |
| Nissanka | 89 | 16,231 | / |
| Nishanka | 89 | 1,967 | / |
| Nihsanka | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nishahnka | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nisanka | 82 | 234 | / |
| Nishchanki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nissanke | 78 | 447 | / |
| Nissanki | 78 | 41 | / |
| Nissanko | 78 | 12 | / |
| Nishanko | 78 | 8 | / |
| Nishanki | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nisannka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Naisanka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nishenka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nisangkat | 74 | 930 | / |
| Nisangkad | 74 | 5 | / |
| Naisankau | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nisanki | 71 | 19 | / |
| Nisonka | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nisanko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nishenko | 67 | 84 | / |
| Nissamki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neshanki | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Nishshanka
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