Bishta Surname
Approximately 5,970 people bear this surname
Bishta Surname User-submission:
Bista was derived from bishishta, meaning distinguished in the Khas Nepali kingdom. Bista was a title given to feudal lords and baron landholders in the ancient Khas Kingdom. In Uttarakhand Bista has variants such as Bisht and Bist.
Read More About This SurnameBishta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,834 | 1:131,482 | 8,440 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Bishta (334) may also be a first name.
Bishta Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Bista was derived from bishishta, meaning distinguished in the Khas Nepali kingdom. Bista was a title given to feudal lords and baron landholders in the ancient Khas Kingdom. In Uttarakhand Bista has variants such as Bisht and Bist.
- santoshthapaBishta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bishta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bishta (Hindi: बिष्ट, Oriya: ବିା, Russian: Бишта) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bishta? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 81,377th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,220,694 people. The surname Bishta occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bishta live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Bishta is also the 478,963rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 334 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 5,834 people, or 1 in 131,482. In India it is most prevalent in: Uttarkhand, where 97 percent live, West Bengal, where 2 percent live and Maharashtra, where 1 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 2 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bishta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bishta in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିା | bia | - |
| Bishta in the Hindi language | ||
| बिष्ट | bista | 97.59 |
| सिंह | sinha | 0.94 |
| विष्ट | vista | 0.24 |
| बिष्टा | bista | 0.09 |
| बिशता | bisata | 0.03 |
| पीपीएस | pipi'esa | 0.03 |
| बिश्ता | bista | 0.03 |
| पीएस | pi'esa | 0.03 |
| बिश्ट | bista | 0.03 |
| Bishta in the Russian language | ||
| Бишта | bista | - |
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Footnotes
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