Chisht Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Chisht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 272 | 1:656,779 | 10,135 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Chisht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chisht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chisht (Hindi: चिष्ट) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chisht? popularity and diffusion
It is the 950,707th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chisht live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 656,779. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 86 percent reside, Sindh, where 6 percent reside and Balochistan, where 3 percent reside. Barring Pakistan Chisht occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chisht Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chisht in the Hindi language | ||
| चिष्ट | cista | - |
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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 Chisht
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