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) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Roishan.
How Common Is The Last Name Roishan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Roishan is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Roishan are found; 63 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Roishan is also the 1,083,225th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 79 people.
The surname Roishan is most numerous in Yemen, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 5,285,059. In Yemen Roishan is most prevalent in: Sana'a Governorate, where 80 percent live and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 20 percent live. Not including Yemen this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.
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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- 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 Roishan
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