Vaisnav Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Vaisnav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 372 | 1:2,062,004 | 70,087 |
| Nepal | 103 | 1:276,514 | 3,401 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Vaisnav (53) may also be a first name.
Vaisnav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaisnav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vaisnav (Hindi: वैस्णव) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaisnav? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vaisnav is the 633,196th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. The last name Vaisnav is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Vaisnav are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 53 people.
It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 2,062,004. In India Vaisnav is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 75 percent live, Maharashtra, where 10 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Other than India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 21 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vaisnav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vaisnav in the Hindi language | ||
| वैस्णव | vaisnava | 37.5 |
| वैष्णव | vaisnava | 37.5 |
| वैस्नाव | vaisnava | 12.5 |
| वैश्नव् | vaisnav | 12.5 |
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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 Vaisnav
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