Bostan Surname
Approximately 49,677 people bear this surname
Bostan Surname User-submission:
Bostan is a Turkish surname, meaning 'orchard'. It's root word boustan is of Arabic origin, which was then adopted into Persian and Turkish. Words of the same origin exist in Armenian and Serbian.
At least one family in Turkey, who were water melon growers in Kayseri, were given this surname from Sultan Hamid in the late 19th century.
Read More About This SurnameBostan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 18,764 | 1:4,147 | 591 |
| Afghanistan | 9,956 | 1:3,230 | 342 |
| Romania | 6,288 | 1:3,193 | 423 |
| Iran | 5,452 | 1:14,083 | 1,855 |
| Moldova | 3,645 | 1:977 | 67 |
| Pakistan | 1,850 | 1:96,564 | 3,132 |
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| England | 515 | 1:108,190 | 11,258 |
| Ukraine | 424 | 1:107,365 | 15,337 |
| Russia | 410 | 1:351,520 | 34,823 |
| France | 247 | 1:268,918 | 41,433 |
| Kazakhstan | 201 | 1:87,973 | 10,110 |
| Belgium | 171 | 1:67,232 | 10,768 |
| Germany | 162 | 1:496,947 | 42,561 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Spain | 139 | 1:336,346 | 19,522 |
| United States | 93 | 1:3,897,408 | 212,857 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Belarus | 51 | 1:186,295 | 24,218 |
| Transnistria | 44 | 1:10,789 | 2,147 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Greece | 10 | 1:1,107,979 | 84,839 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 1:392,934 | 13,307 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Bostan (6,839) may also be a first name.
Bostan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Bostan is a Turkish surname, meaning 'orchard'. It's root word boustan is of Arabic origin, which was then adopted into Persian and Turkish. Words of the same origin exist in Armenian and Serbian.
At least one family in Turkey, who were water melon growers in Kayseri, were given this surname from Sultan Hamid in the late 19th century.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsBostan Demographics
Average Bostan Salary in
United States
$58,799 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bostan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bostan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bostan (Arabic: بوستان, Hindi: बोस्तान, Marathi: तान, Russian: Бостан) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bostan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,310th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 146,699 people. Bostan is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Bostan live; 35 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 78,782nd most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 6,839 people.
It is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 18,764 people, or 1 in 4,147. In Turkey Bostan is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 13 percent are found and Trabzon Province, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Turkey it exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found and Romania, where 13 percent are found.
Bostan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bostan has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bostan last name rose 51,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,329 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bostan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Bostan are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bostan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.17% less than the national average, earning €3,852 per year; in South Africa they earn 42.3% less than the national average, earning R 137,124 per year; in United States they earn 36.27% more than the national average, earning $58,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $46,312 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bostan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bostan in the Marathi language | ||
| तान | tana | 85.71 |
| टन | tana | 14.29 |
| Bostan in the Hindi language | ||
| बोस्तान | bostana | 58.82 |
| बोस्टन | bostana | 29.41 |
| बोसतां | bosatam | 5.88 |
| बोस्तां | bostam | 5.88 |
| Bostan in the Russian language | ||
| Бостан | bostan | - |
| Bostan in the Arabic language | ||
| بوستان | bwstan | - |
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