Chishti Surname
Approximately 19,328 people bear this surname
Chishti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 14,108 | 1:12,663 | 877 |
| India | 2,380 | 1:322,296 | 17,872 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| United Arab Emirates | 488 | 1:18,775 | 2,209 |
| England | 305 | 1:182,682 | 16,414 |
| United States | 276 | 1:1,313,257 | 91,843 |
| Kuwait | 260 | 1:14,618 | 1,974 |
| Canada | 124 | 1:297,142 | 27,584 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Chishti (163) may also be a first name.
Chishti Demographics
Average Chishti Salary in
United States
$58,985 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chishti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chishti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chishti (Hindi: चिश्ती, Russian: Чишти) is most common in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chishti.
How Common Is The Last Name Chishti? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 27,820th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 377,046 people. The surname Chishti occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Chishti are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 717,791st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 163 people.
This surname is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 14,108 people, or 1 in 12,663. In Pakistan Chishti is most common in: Punjab, where 70 percent reside, Sindh, where 21 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent reside. Beside Pakistan it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.
Chishti Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Chishti last name are 0.95999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.27% being registered with the political party.
The amount Chishti earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.87% less than the national average, earning 235,785 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 769.92% more than the national average, earning R 2,067,250 per year; in United States they earn 36.7% more than the national average, earning $58,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $52,347 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chishti Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chishti in the Hindi language | ||
| चिश्ती | cisti | 96.93 |
| चिशती | cisati | 1.44 |
| हुसैन | husaina | 0.1 |
| चिश्त्री | cistri | 0.1 |
| Chishti in the Russian language | ||
| Чишти | cisti | - |
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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 Chishti
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