Bist Surname

54,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
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Bist 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.

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Bist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,0901:94,8166,258
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
United Arab Emirates2181:42,0294,348
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Nepal1181:241,3643,208
Malaysia1111:265,71414,862
Qatar871:27,1032,847
England851:655,50738,035
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
France21:33,211,361423,184
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Bist (1,042) may also be a first name.

Bist 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.

- santoshthapa

Bist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bist (Bengali: বিস্ত, Hindi: बिष्ट, Marathi: बीसट, Oriya: ବି, Russian: Бист) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bist? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bist is the 54,731st most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 783,860 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Bist are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bist is also the 248,215th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 1,042 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 8,090 people, or 1 in 94,816. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 37 percent are found, Delhi, where 28 percent are found and Uttarkhand, where 14 percent are found. Beside India it is found in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.

Bist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bist has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bist last name rose 1,743 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bist Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bist last name are 28.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bist earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.16% more than the national average, earning $47,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning $41,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bisht89118,654/
Buist894,434/
Bisth89387/
Bhist89354/
Biste89337/
Baist89211/
Boist8949/
Biest8947/
Bistt8924/
Beist8922/
Bihst8917/
Bijst8910/
Bisst897/
Biost894/
Bistd891/
Bists891/
Hbist891/
Bit8615,452/
Bis866,824/
Bishth80556/
Bhiste80207/
Bisthe8090/
Bhisht8082/
Boiste8078/
Boiset8035/
Beiste8033/
Bishtt8030/
Beijst8023/
Bishte8012/
Buisst8010/
Bissht808/
Bishst805/
Baisth805/
Bhisth805/
Bishtz804/
Buiset804/
Bistht802/
Baiste802/
Baisht801/
Biosht801/
Bishht801/
Boisht801/
Bistch801/
Boisst801/
Bisstt800/
Beisth800/
Best75110,527/
Bais7524,319/
Bait7520,829/
Beit7516,785/
Bois7516,620/
Bith759,354/
Buis758,725/
Boit757,339/
Bish756,668/
Bise755,731/
Bies755,461/
Bite755,113/
Beis754,081/
Biet754,020/
Biss753,314/
Biot752,506/
Wist752,226/
Bits751,769/
Vist751,307/
Buit75988/
Bitt75645/
Hbit75497/
Bisp75415/
Bios75370/
Bisz75247/
Bhis7557/
Bhit7551/
Bihs7518/
Bids756/
Uist756/
Bitė756/
Bijs754/
Bisj753/
Bóis753/
Bäst752/
Byst752/
Bgit752/
Bijt751/
Bǻit751/
Bést751/
Bitš751/
Bizt751/
Bisd751/
Boisset733,752/
Buisset73983/
Baisset73165/
Bhisthe7389/
Bistová7336/
Bhishte736/
Bistova736/
Bhishth734/
Bishsht733/
Baitste731/
Bishthz731/
Bistsch731/
Boisett731/
Bhaisht731/
Bisstte731/
Beisete731/
Baiscet731/
Baisett730/
Beistte730/
Bi672,317,225/
Bhise6782,898/
Baith6711,670/
Wiest6711,402/
Visht677,532/
Buijs676,504/
Bithe675,601/
Weist674,046/
Beste673,643/
Baite673,359/
Baise672,776/
Bisch672,635/
Boite672,484/
Viste672,282/
Baish672,212/
Bisse672,177/
Bhais672,106/
Boise671,456/
Beith671,244/
Bieth671,121/
Beise671,060/
Wiste671,055/
Baitz67742/
Bhite67694/
Buyst67592/
Visth67572/
Bitte67547/
Buise67466/
Wisth67383/
Bhoit67333/
Bitts67329/
Beust67324/
Biess67323/
Bhois67292/
Baiss67275/
Beite67255/
Viszt67232/
Baais67222/
Biott67216/
Bhait67201/
Beish67198/
Besst67187/
Beest67184/
Bishe67175/
Beyst67167/
Baits67162/
Vuist67137/
Wiszt67136/
Viest67131/
Hbeis67127/
Beiss67126/
Bhuit67114/
Vaist67105/
Boyst67104/
Åvist6796/
Wisst6795/
Bitse6790/
Boisette6787/
Boits6782/
Whist6776/
Wijst6771/
Bishtova6769/
Buitt6753/
Biehs6749/
Boitt6748/
Biesz6747/
Buite6747/
Buish6742/
Baait6742/
Buith6738/
Besht6737/
Bizse6737/
Bicht6736/
Baids6735/
Baitt6734/
Boissett6733/
Baijs6733/
Boiss6732/
Besth6724/
Huist6722/
Boids6721/
Bidds6721/
Bitht6721/
Bestt6718/
Bitch6717/
Buijt6716/
Bissh6715/
Beitt6714/
Bissø6713/
Wizst6712/
Bidås6712/
Bhish6711/
Biths6711/
Beihs6711/
Buissett679/
Boish679/
Buistova678/
Bidse678/
Baisz678/
Hbeit678/
Waist677/
Bhitt677/
Boith677/
Voist676/
Veist676/
Beijs676/
Beszt676/
Beast675/
Bishp675/
Buiss675/
Biște675/
Bhisd674/
Wisht673/
Bihss673/
Byset673/
Buisette673/
Baisd673/
Bayst672/
H'Bit672/
Vhist672/
Bishd672/
Bihhs672/
Bhgit672/
Bhies672/
Beits672/
Biesh672/
Bioss672/
Bestz672/
Bitsh672/
Biett672/
Boisd672/
Bispp672/
Buits671/
Bhuis671/
Buisp671/
Buisseth671/
Beissett671/
Baizs671/
Bhest671/
Bhios671/
Bhith671/
Bihse671/
Bittz671/
Bests671/
Visst671/
Hwist671/
Vistt671/
Bedst671/
Bégis671/
Bísht671/
Bheis671/
Bisze671/
Bitsz671/
Baistova671/
Hbish671/
Bgest671/
Bithz671/
Hbite671/
Wuist670/
Bieht670/
Wists670/
Beids670/
Vists670/

Bist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bist in the Oriya language
ବିbi-
Bist in the Hindi language
बिष्टbista65.51
बिस्टbista25.27
सिंहsinha5.08
विष्टvista2.41
बिस्तbista0.94
विस्टvista0.13
बि्ष्टbista0.13
Bist in the Bengali language
বিস্তbista50
বিস্টbista50
Bist in the Marathi language
बीसटbisata50
बिस्bis50
Bist in the Russian language
Бистbist-

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