Vishwakarma Surname
Approximately 174,358 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameVishwakarma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 172,628 | 1:4,443 | 407 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 414 | 1:22,131 | 2,541 |
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Oman | 51 | 1:72,313 | 2,904 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Nepal | 16 | 1:1,780,060 | 7,778 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
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.
- uvishA surname found among Indian families; most belong to the Lohar caste.
- pv3052Vishwakarma Demographics
Average Male Vishwakarma Height
170.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vishwakarma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vishwakarma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vishwakarma (Hindi: विश्वकर्मा, Marathi: वकर्मा, Oriya: କମର୍ା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vishwakarma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vishwakarma is the 3,230th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,796 people. Vishwakarma is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Vishwakarma are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vishwakarma is also the 81,562nd most frequent forename at a global level, held by 6,480 people.
This surname is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 172,628 people, or 1 in 4,443. In India Vishwakarma is most common in: Maharashtra, where 54 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 20 percent reside and Bihar, where 11 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Vishwakarma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Vishwakarma last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being 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
Vishwakarma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vishwakarma in the Hindi language | ||
| विश्वकर्मा | visvakarma | 98.79 |
| विशवकर्मा | visavakarma | 0.15 |
| कर्मा | karma | 0.13 |
| विश्कर्मा | viskarma | 0.11 |
| बिश्वकर्मा | bisvakarma | 0.09 |
| विस्वकर्मा | visvakarma | 0.07 |
| चिश्वकर्मा | cisvakarma | 0.06 |
| र्मा | rma | 0.06 |
| विश्वकार्म | visvakarma | 0.06 |
| विश्वाकर्मा | visvakarma | 0.06 |
| विश्रकर्मा | visrakarma | 0.04 |
| विश्वकार्मा | visvakarma | 0.04 |
| विश्वकमाग् | visvakamag | 0.04 |
| विश्पकर्मा | vispakarma | 0.04 |
| विश्चकर्मा | viscakarma | 0.04 |
| विश्वकर्मा़ | visvakarma | 0.04 |
| प्रकाश | prakasa | 0.02 |
| विश्वक | visvaka | 0.02 |
| विश्वर्मा | visvarma | 0.02 |
| अक्षय | aksaya | 0.02 |
| विश्वमकर्मा | visvamakarma | 0.02 |
| विश्वकर्ता | visvakarta | 0.02 |
| कुमारविश्वकर्मा | kumaravisvakarma | 0.02 |
| विश्यकर्मा | visyakarma | 0.02 |
| विश्व्कर्मा | visvkarma | 0.02 |
| विश्वकमा | visvakama | 0.02 |
| आर | ara | 0.02 |
| Vishwakarma in the Oriya language | ||
| କମର୍ା | kamara | 92.16 |
| କମ | kama | 1.96 |
| ବିାକମର୍ା | biakamara | 1.96 |
| ବିଳମର୍ା | bilamara | 1.96 |
| ପୁିର୍ମା | puirma | 1.96 |
| Vishwakarma in the Marathi language | ||
| वकर्मा | vakarma | 35.48 |
| वकरमा | vakarama | 19.35 |
| रवीशंकर | ravisankara | 15.05 |
| देवीशंकर | devisankara | 6.45 |
| िशवकरण | isavakarana | 6.45 |
| वकामर् | vakamar | 4.3 |
| िशकारी | isakari | 2.15 |
| िकशकमल | ikasakamala | 2.15 |
| ीशंकर | isankara | 2.15 |
| वीशवकम | visavakama | 2.15 |
| िशषकमल | isasakamala | 2.15 |
| विशवाकम | visavakama | 2.15 |
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