Tishan Surname
Approximately 907 people bear this surname
Tishan Surname User-submission:
This surname was taken from the name of a county in Guandong Province, China. It means from beliefs that their ancestor came from a small county in China. The Taishanese is part of the Yue Chinese family and has an identity that distinguishes themselves from the dominant Cantonese people.
Read More About This SurnameTishan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Iran | 229 | 1:335,295 | 22,813 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Tishan (3,105) may also be a first name.
Tishan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname was taken from the name of a county in Guandong Province, China. It means from beliefs that their ancestor came from a small county in China. The Taishanese is part of the Yue Chinese family and has an identity that distinguishes themselves from the dominant Cantonese people.
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Where Does The Last Name Tishan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tishan (Hindi: टीशन, Oriya: ତିସନ, Russian: Тишан) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tishan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 390,407th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,034,781 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Tishan live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Tishan is also the 129,349th most common first name world-wide, held by 3,105 people.
It is most prevalent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 252,546. Without taking into account Bangladesh this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 25 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tishan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tishan in the Oriya language | ||
| ତିସନ | tisana | - |
| Tishan in the Hindi language | ||
| टीशन | tisana | 33.33 |
| तीशान | tisana | 33.33 |
| तीक्ष्ण | tiksna | 16.67 |
| टीशां | tisam | 16.67 |
| Tishan in the Russian language | ||
| Тишан | tisan | - |
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Footnotes
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