Vishwanathan Surname

152,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Vishwanathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vishwanathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,0851:367,89719,868
United Arab Emirates2431:37,7053,975
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1541:2,353,629145,693
Australia691:391,24231,907
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Qatar221:107,18211,536
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Oman101:368,7975,193
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Vishwanathan (2,206) may also be a first name.

Vishwanathan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vishwanathan (Hindi: विश्वनाथन, Marathi: नाथन) is found most in India. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vishwanathan.

How Common Is The Last Name Vishwanathan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,939th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,533,917 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Vishwanathan reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Vishwanathan is also the 159,291st most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 2,206 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 2,085 people, or 1 in 367,897. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 61 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 9 percent live and Karnataka, where 6 percent live. Besides India this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live.

Vishwanathan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vishwanathan last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vishwanathan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.3% more than the national average, earning $54,064 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $54,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vishwanathan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vishwanathan in the Marathi language
नाथनnathana95.47
वनाथनvanathana2.26
िवानाथनivanathana1.44
वामीनाथनvaminathana0.21
िवशवनाथनivasavanathana0.14
नाथानnathana0.07
वैघनाथनvaighanathana0.07
सोमनाथनsomanathana0.07
एसिवानाथनesivanathana0.07
संथानsanthana0.07
वनाथvanatha0.07
वैदयनाथनvaidayanathana0.07
Vishwanathan in the Hindi language
विश्वनाथनvisvanathana90
विशवनाथनvisavanathana10

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Footnotes

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