Nissanke Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

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

Nissanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nissanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nissanke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nissanke is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nissanke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 669,375th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. Nissanke is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nissanke live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Nissanke is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 47,400. Without taking into account Sri Lanka this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nissank935/
Nissanka8816,231/
Nissanki8841/
Nisank8627/
Nisshanka82440/
Naissance82361/
Nishsanka822/
Nishshank821/
Nisanka80234/
Nishank80186/
Nisanki8019/
Nissang8019/
Nisance806/
Nissamk801/
Nishshanka785,213/
Nishshanki785/
Nishanka751,967/
Nussanki753/
Nissamki753/
Nishanki752/
Nihsanka751/
Naisanka751/
Nessance751/
Nissamkc751/
Nishenke751/
Nisannka751/
Nuisance750/
Nisshshanka741/
Nishshsanka741/
Nisang71240/
Nihshanka7147/
Nissongue711/
Nessangue711/
Nishahnka711/
Noisang67122/
Nisiang6722/
Nissong6714/
Naisang6712/
Ngisang6711/
Nuisang677/
Nisonka675/
Naisangkha674/
Nessang673/
Nisangh673/
Nishang673/
Nishchanki671/

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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 Nissanke
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