Roishan Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Roishan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Roishan (79) may also be a first name.
Roishan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roishan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Roishan (Georgian: როიშან, Marathi: रोशन) occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Roishan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roishan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Roishan live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Roishan is also the 1,083,225th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 79 people.
Roishan is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. In Yemen Roishan is most frequent in: Sana'a Governorate, where 80 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Yemen it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 25 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Roishan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Roishan in the Georgian language | ||
| როიშან | roishan | - |
| Roishan in the Marathi language | ||
| रोशन | rosana | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Roishan
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