Visvakarm Surname
Approximately 168,320 people bear this surname
Visvakarm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 167,392 | 1:170 | 35 |
| India | 928 | 1:826,579 | 36,751 |
Visvakarm (88) may also be a first name.
Visvakarm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Visvakarm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Visvakarm (Hindi: विश्वकर्मा्) has its highest incidence in Nepal. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Visvakarm? popularity and diffusion
The surname Visvakarm is the 3,329th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 43,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Visvakarm live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,017,994th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 88 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is borne by 167,392 people, or 1 in 170. In Nepal it is most numerous in: Koshi, where 23 percent reside, Mechi, where 11 percent reside and Lumbini, where 11 percent reside. Besides Nepal this last name exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vishvakarm | 95 | 291 | / |
| Vissvakarm | 95 | 2 | / |
| Visvakarrm | 95 | 1 | / |
| Vishvakarme | 90 | 5 | / |
| Vishvakarrm | 90 | 1 | / |
| Viswakarm | 89 | 220 | / |
| Visbakarm | 89 | 71 | / |
| Visvokarm | 89 | 3 | / |
| Visvakerm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Vishwakarm | 84 | 140 | / |
| Bishvakarm | 84 | 6 | / |
| Bisbakarm | 78 | 201 | / |
| Wishbakarm | 74 | 16 | / |
| Bishwakarm | 74 | 3 | / |
| Wishwakarm | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bishbakarmm | 70 | 1 | / |
| Beshbakarm | 63 | 1 | / |
Visvakarm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Visvakarm in the Hindi language | ||
| विश्वकर्मा् | visvakarma | 10 |
| वीश्वकर्म | visvakarma | 10 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Visvakarm
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