Astir Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Astir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Astir (337) may also be a first name.
Astir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Astir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Astir (Hindi: अश्तीर, Marathi: आसतीर, Oriya: ଅିର) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Astir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,237,939th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Astir are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Astir is also the 476,238th most common first name internationally, held by 337 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 15,341,308. In India Astir is most numerous in: Delhi, where 48 percent live, Maharashtra, where 20 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 2 percent live. Barring India this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 6 percent live and Ethiopia, where 6 percent live.
Astir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Astir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Astir surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Astir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Astir in the Hindi language | ||
| अश्तीर | astira | - |
| Astir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅିର | aira | - |
| Astir in the Marathi language | ||
| आसतीर | asatira | 57.14 |
| तीर | tira | 42.86 |
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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 Astir
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