Bostan Surname

11,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Moldova

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.

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Bostan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey18,7641:4,147591
Afghanistan9,9561:3,230342
Romania6,2881:3,193423
Iran5,4521:14,0831,855
Moldova3,6451:97767
Pakistan1,8501:96,5643,132
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
England5151:108,19011,258
Ukraine4241:107,36515,337
Russia4101:351,52034,823
France2471:268,91841,433
Kazakhstan2011:87,97310,110
Belgium1711:67,23210,768
Germany1621:496,94742,561
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Spain1391:336,34619,522
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Canada621:594,28449,093
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Belarus511:186,29524,218
Transnistria441:10,7892,147
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
India361:21,307,372304,812
Austria251:340,61736,996
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Estonia231:57,47010,794
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Denmark161:352,79524,706
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Bosnia and Herzegovina91:392,93413,307
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malta41:107,5681,849
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
San Marino11:33,214932
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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 Submissions

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 or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bostan.

How Common Is The Last Name Bostan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bostan is the 11,310th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 146,699 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Bostan reside; 35 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Bostan is also the 78,782nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 6,839 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 18,764 people, or 1 in 4,147. In Turkey Bostan is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 13 percent are found and Trabzon Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Turkey this last name is found in 74 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found and Romania, where 13 percent are found.

Bostan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bostan has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 51,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bostan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bostan surname is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bostan last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bostaan923,091/
Boshtan92387/
Bostain92362/
Boostan92231/
Boestan9275/
Boustan9232/
Bostanc9219/
Bosthan9219/
Bostean9215/
Bostane928/
Bostann924/
Bosstan923/
Boistan922/
Bostant922/
Boystan921/
Bohstan921/
Botan918,221/
Boustane86824/
Boistean86312/
Boestean86176/
Boishtan865/
Boustang862/
Boyshtan861/
Boostang861/
Bostaaan861/
Boydstan860/
Boston8333,150/
Bustan8320,607/
Bastan838,421/
Bottan831,919/
Boitan83910/
Bootan83539/
Boutan83352/
Botane83151/
Bestan83150/
Botean83139/
Bostam8390/
Botang8354/
Buotan8344/
Vostan8318/
Boytan8317/
Bothan8314/
Botain835/
Bhotan834/
Botaan834/
Bohtan833/
Bodtan833/
Botgan831/
Bostanova802,774/
Bostanová803/
Boshchtan801/
Boutant771,320/
Bootaan77661/
Bashtan77598/
Boutane77430/
Bustean77419/
Boutain77412/
Botacin77323/
Bastain77274/
Boiston77234/
Bastean77192/
Boutang77180/
Bouston77154/
Boytang77146/
Bustane77120/
Bothane7763/
Bustang7762/
Boyston7746/
Bustaan7745/
Bosthon7744/
Busthan7743/
Bojtang7739/
Bostone7735/
Bothang7727/
Bochtan7718/
Bastane7713/
Bastand7710/
Bouttan7710/
Bhotain779/
Boitang778/
Bustain777/
Basztan777/
Boothan775/
Boshtam774/
Bootang774/
Baastan773/
Botasin773/
Basthan773/
Botaang773/
Bastaan773/
Boeston772/
Basttan772/
Bostein772/
Bostonn772/
Bouthan772/
Boutand772/
Bushtan772/
Boutean772/
Bastang772/
Bostong772/
Bustamn771/
Boustam771/
Bastant771/
Bhotang771/
Bestann771/
Bestain771/
Wojstan771/
Bodstam771/
Boostam771/
Bottgan771/
Boteane771/
Bostoon771/
Bostoën771/
Beshtan771/
Bhotanh771/
Bahstan771/
Bastank771/
Botanne771/
Bhotane771/
Bestanh771/
Bootain771/
Bottean771/
Bothain770/
Boitean770/
Boton7311,410/
Batan7310,680/
Votan73294/
Botam73148/
Botón735/
Botán732/
Bâtan731/
Boydston713,211/
Bottacin711,966/
Bastasin71363/
Botanova71182/
Bodstein7192/
Boutaine7182/
Botassin7165/
Bestahan7159/
Botstein7157/
Bouthain7140/
Boiștean7132/
Botachin7116/
Boxstein7112/
Boschton717/
Bastığan717/
Baustain716/
Bottasin716/
Bouhtane715/
Bahshtan715/
Bouteang715/
Bastagne714/
Boutanne714/
Behshtan713/
Boutaane713/
Boidston712/
Bhastane712/
Boothand712/
Boutayne712/
Boeştean712/
Boystein711/
Boyzston711/
Bastaine711/
Bhusthan711/
Bhoottan711/
Bhothane711/
Bhastain711/
Boittain711/
Bustagne711/
Bustaing711/
Botanová711/
Boutaíne711/
Bouthang711/
Bastasín711/
Bashtang711/
Bouthanh711/
Baastain711/
Boodtain711/
Bootasen711/
Butstain710/
Baustean710/
Boyseton710/
Woodstan710/
Baestean710/
Boustein710/
Boytston710/
Bouton6710,308/
Bathan679,911/
Baston675,994/
Botton674,092/
Batang674,015/
Beston673,420/
Baştan673,129/
Botham672,992/
Bataan672,611/
Booton671,826/
Boyton671,369/
Battan671,326/
Batane671,182/
Batain671,122/
Buston671,098/
Bustanova671,022/
Baztan67921/
Bastam67911/
Bustam67909/
Boiton67816/
Botong67717/
Bostonova67564/
Bouchtane67443/
Bhatan67386/
Botone67339/
Voïtan67318/
Voitan67281/
Botond67178/
Boxton67129/
Bastanova67124/
Baatan67108/
Wastan6791/
Batean6788/
Bostom6782/
Vastan6775/
Bothon6743/
Botein6734/
Baštan6733/
Bottam6732/
Buştan6731/
Bahtan6730/
Botshtein6728/
Voytan6727/
Bootam6726/
Boytam6724/
Bastón6717/
Bouydston6713/
Boutam6713/
Boydstone6712/
Botshteyn6710/
Voutan677/
Bustán677/
Bastán677/
Batand675/
Bottán675/
Boottasen675/
Boysdston674/
Voston674/
Boťťan674/
Botoon674/
Bottón674/
Boëton673/
Boutanová673/
Bautan673/
Bottanová673/
Bataun673/
Voštan672/
Beutan672/
Bottanova672/
Batant672/
Batgan672/
Bhoton671/
Bothstein671/
Bothsteyn671/
Boydstein671/
Bhotam671/
Boitanova671/
Vostanova671/
Buxtan671/
Boutheane671/
Bojton671/
Bustón671/
Botont671/
Botgon671/
Bothateng671/
Botoin671/
Bastań671/
Batanh671/
Batahn671/
Votanh671/
Botaingue671/
Botaïngue671/
Woston670/
Votain670/
Bozton670/
Buoton670/
Batann670/
Badtan670/

Bostan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bostan in the Marathi language
तानtana85.71
टनtana14.29
Bostan in the Hindi language
बोस्तानbostana58.82
बोस्टनbostana29.41
बोसतांbosatam5.88
बोस्तांbostam5.88
Bostan in the Russian language
Бостанbostan-
Bostan in the Arabic language
بوستانbwstan-

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