Rishnan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rishnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rishnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
India71:109,580,769786,157
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Rishnan Last Name Facts

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

Rishnan (Hindi: क़ृष्णन) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rishnan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rishnan live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Rishnan is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,053,365. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 54 percent live, Penang, where 11 percent live and Johor, where 7 percent live. Beside Malaysia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hrishnan931/
Rrishnan931/
Risnan9219/
Hrhishnan881/
Risnand8617/
Rushnan867/
Richnan862/
Rissnan862/
Risnnan861/
Reisnan861/
Hrisnan861/
Risnatin804/
Reichnan801/
Rissnaan801/
Rusnan77587/
Riznan7722/
Resnan776/
Risnam774/
Ritshnong751/
Reichnann751/
Rusnain7129/
Ruzsnan718/
Reijnan712/
Richnam711/
Richnon710/
Reusnan710/
Richnond673/
Reiznant671/
Ressnann671/
Reichnein630/
Reissnoun630/
Reznan6214/
Ricnon623/
Resnam621/
Ruznan621/
Hreisemnon592/
Rejnand572/
Resnond571/
Rajjnan571/
Reasnon570/
Reijnein531/

Rishnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rishnan in the Hindi language
क़ृष्णनqrsnana-

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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
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  • 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 Rishnan
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