Vishwakarma Surname

3,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Vishwakarma Surname User-submission:

The Vishwakarma community refer to themselves as the Viswabrahmin, and are sometimes described as an Indian caste. The community comprises five sub-groups: carpenters, blacksmiths, bronze smiths, goldsmiths and stonemasons, who believe that they are descendants of Vishvakarman, a Hindu deity, God of weapons and tools.

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Vishwakarma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India172,6281:4,443407
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
United Arab Emirates4141:22,1312,541
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Oman511:72,3132,904
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
England421:1,326,62059,571
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Nepal161:1,780,0607,778
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
China91:151,924,6187,954
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Finland61:916,11741,832
Wales51:618,90625,852
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Vishwakarma (6,480) may also be a first name.

Vishwakarma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vishwakarma community refer to themselves as the Viswabrahmin, and are sometimes described as an Indian caste. The community comprises five sub-groups: carpenters, blacksmiths, bronze smiths, goldsmiths and stonemasons, who believe that they are descendants of Vishvakarman, a Hindu deity, God of weapons and tools.

- uvish

A surname found among Indian families; most belong to the Lohar caste.

- pv3052

Vishwakarma Last Name Facts

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

Vishwakarma (Hindi: विश्वकर्मा, Marathi: वकर्मा, Oriya: କମର୍ା) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vishwakarma.

How Common Is The Last Name Vishwakarma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,230th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,796 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Vishwakarma reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 81,562nd most commonly held forename globally It is held by 6,480 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 172,628 people, or 1 in 4,443. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 54 percent live, Jharkhand, where 20 percent live and Bihar, where 11 percent live. Not including India this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Vishwakarma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vishwakarma last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vishwakarma earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.17% more than the national average, earning R 594,492 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $32,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vishwakarrma9620/
Vishwakarmaa969/
Vishwakarmau969/
Vishwakarmai967/
Vishwaakarma966/
Vishswakarma965/
Vishwakarmma965/
Vishwaskarma964/
Visshwakarma963/
Vaishwakarma962/
Vishwahkarma962/
Visjhwakarma962/
Vuishwakarma961/
Vhishwakarma961/
Vishwajkarma961/
Vishwakaarma961/
Vishwakarmaz961/
Vishwakkarma961/
Vishwakqarma961/
Vishwaykarma961/
Vishweakarma961/
Vishwhakarma961/
Vishwwakarma961/
Vishwagkarma961/
Viswakarma952,785/
Vishshwakarma921/
Vishwashkarma921/
Vishvakarma91104,821/
Wishwakarma91155/
Vishwakerma9127/
Vishwokarma9123/
Vishwakarmo9116/
Vihswakarma918/
Vishwekarma918/
Visjwakarma915/
Viswhakarma915/
Vishuakarma914/
Viswahkarma914/
Veshwakarma913/
Viswakarrma912/
Vushwakarma911/
Vishwacarma911/
Visvhakarma911/
Viswakarmaa911/
Viswakarmma911/
Vishvakarmay87133/
Vishvakarrma8792/
Vaishvakarma8765/
Vishvakarmau8731/
Vishhvakarma8711/
Vishvakarmaï873/
Vishvakarmaa872/
Bishhwakarma871/
Bishwaakarma871/
Bishwakarmma871/
Wishwakarmaa871/
Vioshvakarma871/
Vishvakarmad871/
Vishvakkarma871/
Vishvakarmai871/
Vieshvakarma871/
Bishwakarrma871/
Visvakarma86856/
Visbakarma869/
Wiswakarma867/
Viswakerma863/
Veswakarma861/
Viswekarma861/
Viswokarma861/
Vishshvakarma8310/
Vishvachkarma832/
Vishvakarmash832/
Vaishvakarrma831/
Biswakarmah8235/
Wishvakarma8230/
Bishwakorma8215/
Vishvekarma8213/
Veshvakarma825/
Vushvakarma825/
Vishvakerma823/
Vichvakarma823/
Vishvakarmo822/
Vishwekerma822/
Biswakaarma822/
Bisswakarma821/
Bihswakarma821/
Bishuakarma821/
Biswaakarma821/
Biswakharma821/
Biswaqkarma821/
Boiswakarma821/
Vihsvakarma821/
Wishwakerma821/
Biswakarmma821/
Bishbakarrma783/
Vishvakarmoo781/
Visvakarmaai781/
Visvakarmo7615/
Bisuakarma7610/
Wisvakarma766/
Bisbakarma766/
Visvakerma764/
Beswakarma761/
Visvokarma761/
Viswekerma761/
Bisbakarmma7316/
Bishwokorma7310/
Byshvakarma731/
Bisbakarmo676/
Biswokorma671/
Bisvokarma671/

Vishwakarma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vishwakarma in the Hindi language
विश्वकर्माvisvakarma98.79
विशवकर्माvisavakarma0.15
कर्माkarma0.13
विश्कर्माviskarma0.11
बिश्वकर्माbisvakarma0.09
विस्वकर्माvisvakarma0.07
चिश्वकर्माcisvakarma0.06
र्माrma0.06
विश्वकार्मvisvakarma0.06
विश्वाकर्माvisvakarma0.06
विश्रकर्माvisrakarma0.04
विश्वकार्माvisvakarma0.04
विश्वकमाग्visvakamag0.04
विश्पकर्माvispakarma0.04
विश्चकर्माviscakarma0.04
विश्वकर्मा़visvakarma0.04
प्रकाशprakasa0.02
विश्वकvisvaka0.02
विश्वर्माvisvarma0.02
अक्षयaksaya0.02
विश्वमकर्माvisvamakarma0.02
विश्वकर्ताvisvakarta0.02
कुमारविश्वकर्माkumaravisvakarma0.02
विश्यकर्माvisyakarma0.02
विश्व्कर्माvisvkarma0.02
विश्वकमाvisvakama0.02
आरara0.02
Vishwakarma in the Oriya language
କମର୍ାkamara92.16
କମkama1.96
ବିାକମର୍ାbiakamara1.96
ବିଳମର୍ାbilamara1.96
ପୁିର୍ମାpuirma1.96
Vishwakarma in the Marathi language
वकर्माvakarma35.48
वकरमाvakarama19.35
रवीशंकरravisankara15.05
देवीशंकरdevisankara6.45
िशवकरणisavakarana6.45
वकामर्vakamar4.3
िशकारीisakari2.15
िकशकमलikasakamala2.15
ीशंकरisankara2.15
वीशवकमvisavakama2.15
िशषकमलisasakamala2.15
विशवाकमvisavakama2.15

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