Ravishanker Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ravishanker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ravishanker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India581:13,225,265229,403
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ravishanker (912) may also be a first name.

Ravishanker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ravishanker (Hindi: रविशंकर, Marathi: रिवशंकर) is found most in India. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ravishanker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Ravishanker is primarily found in Asia, where 46 percent of Ravishanker live; 38 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ravishanker is also the 268,506th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 912 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 13,225,265. In India it is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 28 percent live, Telangana, where 14 percent live and Maharashtra, where 12 percent live. Barring India this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Ravishanker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ravishanker last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Ravishanker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.31% more than the national average, earning R 262,128 per year and in United States they earn 23.59% more than the national average, earning $53,330 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ravishanker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ravishanker in the Hindi language
रविशंकरravisankara80.77
रविशंकेरravisankera19.23
Ravishanker in the Marathi language
रिवशंकरrivasankara75
रवीशंकरravisankara25

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