Nissanka Surname

32,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,231 people bear this surname

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

Nissanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nissanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka15,7141:1,324188
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United States731:4,965,191254,179
United Arab Emirates581:157,97011,714
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Australia371:729,61448,196
England221:2,532,63991,802
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Sweden111:895,16066,831
India111:69,733,217610,955
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Nissanka (7,631) may also be a first name.

Nissanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nissanka (Oriya: ନିଶ) is most common in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nissanka.

How Common Is The Last Name Nissanka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nissanka is the 32,755th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 448,989 people. Nissanka occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Nissanka reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 73,328th most commonly held given name throughout the world It is held by 7,631 people.

Nissanka is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 15,714 people, or 1 in 1,324. Not including Sri Lanka this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nissanka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nissanka surname are 31.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85% being registered with the party.

Nissanka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.73% more than the national average, earning $55,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nissanka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nissanka in the Oriya language
ନିଶnisa-

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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 Nissanka
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