Rishna Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Maldives

Rishna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rishna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India211:36,526,923420,161
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Maldives61:67,3622,983
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Rishna (1,154) may also be a first name.

Rishna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rishna (Bengali: রিষ্ণা, Hindi: रिशना, Oriya: ରିସନ୍ା, Russian: Ришна, Tibetan: རིཤ་ན་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rishna? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Rishna are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Rishna is also the 234,177th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 1,154 people.

The last name Rishna is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Rishna is most common in: Telangana, where 24 percent reside, Kerala, where 19 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent reside. Besides India this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 18 percent reside and Pakistan, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Risna911,790/
Reishnas860/
Risnah8378/
Rushna8361/
Reshna8320/
Risnad8320/
Rishni836/
Raisna833/
Roisna831/
Risnga831/
Risnna831/
Richna831/
Risnas831/
Richnau7770/
Risnaya7741/
Hryshna7732/
Rishner778/
Rishnit777/
Reitsna775/
Raishni771/
Raisnai771/
Rushnay771/
Hrushna771/
Rizna731,197/
Rusna731,009/
Risno73597/
Resna73580/
Risni73127/
Rijna7354/
Risne7326/
Rysna738/
Risny735/
Ricna731/
Rişna731/
Rischner7134/
Roisneau7132/
Ritschny7122/
Hrischny7121/
Risinnha711/
Rieschni711/
Risner677,172/
Risnes67739/
Rusnah67430/
Risney6790/
Roisne6764/
Roisneaux6762/
Richno6761/
Rychna6760/
Raisny6750/
Reichnach6739/
Risnei6738/
Reshni6720/
Ruusna6712/
Resnay678/
Reesna678/
Reisne677/
Resnah677/
Roisné676/
Risnis675/
Rzesna675/
Risnyy674/
Risnhi673/
Reichneau672/
Riznat672/
Rechna672/
Risnet671/
Ressna671/
Raisne671/
Risniy671/
Resnad671/
Resìna671/
Reshne671/
Rissni671/
Roizna671/
Ruzsna671/
Rissne670/

Rishna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rishna in the Tibetan language
རིཤ་ན་rishana-
Rishna in the Bengali language
রিষ্ণাrisna66.67
রিশনাrisana33.33
Rishna in the Oriya language
ରିସନ୍ାrisana40
ରିଶନ୍ାrisana20
ରୀାria13.33
ରିାria13.33
ରିଶନାrisana6.67
ରିଶrisa6.67
Rishna in the Hindi language
रिशनाrisana31.25
रिश्नाrisna18.75
रीशनाrisana12.5
ृष्णाrsna12.5
रीश्नाrisna6.25
कृष्णाkrsna6.25
रिष्नाrisna6.25
क़ृष्णाqrsna6.25
Rishna in the Russian language
Ришнаrisna-

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Footnotes

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