Dastan Surname

54,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dastan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dastan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5,2261:10,1301,309
Iran2,4281:31,6243,806
Kazakhstan6441:27,4573,837
Russia1611:895,17471,277
Afghanistan1471:218,7293,956
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Pakistan751:2,381,91821,272
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Kyrgyzstan471:127,07814,356
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
India201:38,353,269431,471
France171:3,907,219231,005
Austria151:567,69652,281
England131:4,286,005132,302
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Finland101:549,67032,186
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China41:341,830,39216,990
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

The alternate forms: Daştan (9,907) are calculated separately.

Dastan (44,657) may also be a first name.

Dastan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dastan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Dastan (Russian: Дастан) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Daştan. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dastan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,961st most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 787,502 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Dastan are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Dastan is also the 20,299th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 44,657 people.

The surname Dastan is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5,226 people, or 1 in 10,130. In Tanzania Dastan is most common in: Kagera Region, where 18 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 14 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it is found in 49 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 26 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent are found.

Dastan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Buddhist (71%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Dastan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Dastan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.75% less than the national average, earning $36,355 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daştan949,907/
Dastane92282/
Daistan92136/
Dashtan9298/
Dastain9259/
Dastank928/
Dastaan925/
Daastan922/
Dastann922/
Dasthan922/
Daystan922/
Daustan921/
Dasztan921/
Dastang921/
Datan91798/
Dağıstan863,045/
Dashtgan8612/
Dastagne8610/
Dashtane861/
Dashtant861/
Datang831,862/
Dostan831,369/
Destan83898/
Dathan83430/
Dastam83416/
Daitan83267/
Daston83267/
Dautan83122/
Dattan8365/
Datain8337/
Datane8329/
Hdatan8321/
Dhatan8313/
Daytan8312/
Dahtan833/
Dataan832/
Datanh831/
Datgan830/
Deatan830/
Dastanova80400/
Datahan771,388/
Destain77280/
Dağıtan77221/
Dautant77172/
Dosztan7762/
Dauttan7758/
Dostand7757/
Dağatan7756/
Dostain7747/
Doustan7745/
Dhatane7733/
Doostan7729/
Dhathan7723/
Daitane7722/
Dastoon7721/
Dattane7720/
Dhaitan7719/
D'Aston778/
Dostaan778/
Dadtang778/
Dataang776/
Dastone776/
Dathane775/
Dautain774/
Daitang774/
Daataan773/
Dosthan773/
Dattain772/
Dauthan772/
D'Estan772/
Deestan772/
Dautane772/
Dashtam772/
Daittan771/
Dathean771/
Dattank771/
Dayston771/
Dastoun771/
Dataain771/
Dataine771/
Deathan771/
Dostane771/
Dostant771/
Dauston770/
Daiston770/
Dashtanova756/
Daton731,942/
Dotan73723/
Datam73361/
Dattasen71101/
Destahun7140/
Dautantt7116/
Datanova7115/
D'Autane7110/
Dauttant716/
Dasthong715/
Dathahan714/
Daithane712/
Datasing711/
D'Autant711/
D'Gaston711/
Doostgan711/
Dadthang711/
Daustton710/
Daustein710/
Deaton6719,436/
Dayton6713,412/
Datoon672,253/
Datong672,034/
Dothan671,774/
Daiton671,012/
Dattam67510/
Datuon67409/
Dostanova67297/
Doston67290/
Deston67173/
Datham6796/
Daaton6781/
Dauton6758/
Dostam6737/
Dhatam6730/
Datton6721/
Daxton6717/
Dattaasen6717/
Doutan6717/
Dhotan6712/
Datoun6712/
Dattasing677/
Datone676/
Dotane676/
Datoin676/
Dataam674/
Deitan674/
Daştanova674/
Dhaithane673/
Dateam672/
Daitam672/
Datein672/
Dottan672/
Duotan672/
Dotain672/
Daatam671/
D'Aton671/
Deatam671/
Dathanova671/
Dautam671/
Dotaan671/
Datonk671/
Tdaton671/
Dastom671/
Dhaton671/
Dotang671/
Dathon670/
Datosn670/

Dastan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dastan in the Russian language
Дастанdastan-

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Footnotes

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  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dastan
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