Vaishnav Surname

19,365th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Vaishnav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaishnav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India27,1451:28,2582,107
United States3171:1,143,40482,127
United Arab Emirates2181:42,0294,348
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Canada731:504,73442,927
England611:913,41146,955
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Oman121:307,3314,704
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
China61:227,886,92811,701
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Vaishnav (1,411) may also be a first name.

Vaishnav Last Name Facts

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

Vaishnav (Hindi: वैष्णव, Marathi: वैशनव, Oriya: େଜଯ୍ାସନ୍ା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Vaishnav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaishnav? popularity and diffusion

Vaishnav is the 19,365th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 256,920 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Vaishnav live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 207,956th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 1,411 people.

The surname Vaishnav is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 27,145 people, or 1 in 28,258. In India Vaishnav is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 44 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 37 percent reside and Gujarat, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Vaishnav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vaishnav surname are 12.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Vaishnav earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.12% more than the national average, earning $56,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $59,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaishnnav945/
Vayishnav944/
Vaieshnav943/
Vaaishnav941/
Vaishnavz941/
Vaishnavp941/
Vaioshnav941/
Vaisnav93482/
Vishnav9378/
Vashnav9341/
Vaishnaw88312/
Baishnav88262/
Vaishnab8861/
Vaishnov8838/
Veishnav885/
Waishnav884/
Vaeshnav882/
Vaushnav882/
Vaisnauv881/
Vaishnap881/
Vaihsnav881/
Vaisnnav881/
Vaaisnav881/
Vashnaiv881/
Visnav863/
Vasnav862/
Vaieesnav821/
Vishnev80808/
Veshnav80724/
Baisnav8085/
Vyshnav8039/
Vaisnab8035/
Vashnev8034/
Vishnov806/
Vaisnaw805/
Vashnaw804/
Vachnav802/
Vashnov801/
Vaisnov801/
Baishnab7518,945/
Boishnav75181/
Vishneev7550/
Baishnov7510/
Waishnaw756/
Vaishnow755/
Vishnabh751/
Vishnova751/
Vashneev751/
Vasnev71396/
Visnaw71260/
Visnap71220/
Visnov7130/
Vesnav717/
Visnev713/
Vasnov713/
Bhaishnab712/
Bitschnav711/
Faishnaaf711/
Vazhnov676,566/
Baisnab673,267/
Bashnab671,713/
Vyshnev67137/
Bishnab6740/
Vazhnev6735/
Wishnev6726/
Veshnev6721/
Wishnov6718/
Beshnav6715/
Vizhnev6715/
Bashnaf6712/
Visnovs679/
Visnape674/
Vasneev674/
Fishnev672/
Bashnov672/
Veshnov672/
Vyshnov671/
Boisnav671/
Vasnova671/
Baisnov671/
Bishnov671/
Bachnav671/
Vishnow671/
Vizhnov671/
Waisnab671/

Vaishnav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vaishnav in the Oriya language
େଜଯ୍ାସନ୍ାejayasana-
Vaishnav in the Hindi language
वैष्णवvaisnava98.46
वैश्णवvaisnava0.76
वैष्णावvaisnava0.23
वैशनवvaisanava0.18
वैश्नवvaisnava0.13
वैषणवvaisanava0.08
वैष्नवvaisnava0.07
वैष्ण्ावvaisnava0.05
वैष्णव्vaisnav0.02
Vaishnav in the Marathi language
वैशनवvaisanava67.46
वैष्vais4.76
वैशन्वvaisanva4.76
वैशनोवvaisanova3.17
वैशानवvaisanava3.17
वैशवvaisava3.17
वैलावvailava1.59
वैषनवvaisanava1.59
वेिसवveisava1.59
वेशनवvesanava1.59
वैळावvailava1.59
वैष्णवvaisnava1.59
वैभवvaibhava0.79

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