Vishvamitra Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Vishvamitra Surname User-submission:

The Vishvamitra surname is used by descendants of Sage Vishwamita. They are brahmins belonging to Kaushika or Vishwamitra gotra. These are mostly concentrated in North and Central India. One of the most revered sages, Sage Vishwamita wrote mandala 3 of Rigveda, and Gayatri Mantra.

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Vishvamitra Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Vishvamitra (1,361) may also be a first name.

Vishvamitra Surname Meaning

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The Vishvamitra surname is used by descendants of Sage Vishwamita. They are brahmins belonging to Kaushika or Vishwamitra gotra. These are mostly concentrated in North and Central India. One of the most revered sages, Sage Vishwamita wrote mandala 3 of Rigveda, and Gayatri Mantra.

- Mrinal Vashisth
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Vishvamitra Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vishvamitra (Hindi: विश्वामित्र, Marathi: वामित्र) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vishvamitra? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vishvamitra is the 4,427,875th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Vishvamitra live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 212,488th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 1,361 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Vishvamitra is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 53 percent live, Maharashtra, where 26 percent live and Himachal Pradesh, where 16 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Visvamitra951/
Vishwamitra9175/
Vishvamitre9140/
Bishvamitra911/
Visvamithra911/
Vishwamithra873/
Viswamitra8616/
Bishwamitra829/
Vishwamitre828/
Vishwametra821/
Viswamithra821/
Wishwamithra781/
Biswamitra763/
Biswasmitra731/
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Vishvamitra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vishvamitra in the Marathi language
वामित्रvamitra-
Vishvamitra in the Hindi language
विश्वामित्रvisvamitra81.07
विश्वमित्रvisvamitra14.08
विश्वामित्राvisvamitra1.54
विश्वामीत्रvisvamitra0.95
विश्वामि़त्रvisvamitra0.71
विश्वमित्राvisvamitra0.47
विशवामित्रvisavamitra0.24
विश़्वमित्रvisavamitra0.12
वीश्वामीत्रvisvamitra0.12
विशवमित्रvisavamitra0.12
विश्वामीत्राvisvamitra0.12
विश्वमीत्रvisvamitra0.12
वीश्वमित्रvisvamitra0.12
विष्वामित्रvisvamitra0.12
विश़्वामित्रvisavamitra0.12
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