Dashta Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Dashta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Dashta (17) may also be a first name.
Dashta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dashta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dashta (Hindi: दस्ता, Marathi: दशता) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dashta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dashta is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dashta live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Dashta is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 17 people.
The surname is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Dashta is most common in: Kabul, where 50 percent reside and Khost, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside and Iran, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dashta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dashta in the Marathi language | ||
| दशता | dasata | - |
| Dashta in the Hindi language | ||
| दस्ता | dasta | 50 |
| दश्ता | dasta | 50 |
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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 Dashta
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