Cista Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Cista Surname User-submission:
It is an Italian surname meaning 'basketmaker'.
Derives from Italian word cesta (basket).
It also derives from the Latin word cista (basket).
Cista Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Čistá (43) are calculated separately.
Cista (236) may also be a first name.
Cista Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an Italian surname meaning 'basketmaker'.
Derives from Italian word cesta (basket).
It also derives from the Latin word cista (basket).
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Where Does The Last Name Cista Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cista occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Čistá. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cista? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cista is the 2,436,415th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Cista occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Cista are found; 37 percent are found in South Asia and 21 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Cista is also the 583,008th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 236 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India Cista is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 92 percent live and Karnataka, where 8 percent live. Excluding India this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 16 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.
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