Vishwanatha Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Vishwanatha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vishwanatha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
India1661:4,620,876119,070
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States91:40,273,215872,126
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Vishwanatha (1,459) may also be a first name.

Vishwanatha Last Name Facts

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

Vishwanatha (Hindi: विश्वनाथ, Marathi: वनाथ) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vishwanatha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 560,645th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Vishwanatha are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 94 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vishwanatha is also the 204,108th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 1,459 people.

The surname Vishwanatha is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 57,010. Aside from Sri Lanka Vishwanatha occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.

Vishwanatha Last Name Statistics demography

Vishwanatha earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.39% less than the national average, earning R 196,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vishwanatha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vishwanatha in the Marathi language
वनाथvanatha90
िवानाथivanatha10
Vishwanatha in the Hindi language
विश्वनाथvisvanatha80
विश्वनाथसिंहvisvanathasinha20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vishwanatha
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