Arastan Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Arastan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arastan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248

Arastan (13) may also be a first name.

Arastan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arastan occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arastan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Arastan live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Arastan is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,656,311. In Iran Arastan is most common in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 57 percent live, Gilan Province, where 33 percent live and Alborz Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Iran this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent live.

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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 Arastan
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