Chishta Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chishta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Chishta (8) may also be a first name.
Chishta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chishta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chishta (Hindi: चिश्ता) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chishta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chishta is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Chishta occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chishta live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,213,784th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 8 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Chishta is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent live and Rajasthan, where 50 percent live. Outside of India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chishta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chishta in the Hindi language | ||
| चिश्ता | 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
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- 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 Chishta
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