Dastany Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dastany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dastany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Dastany Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dastany occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dastany click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dastany? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Dastany occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Dastany live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Dastany is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 80 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daustany931/
Dastani869,420/
Dastane86282/
Dastana863/
Dostany861/
Daghistany8216/
Dahsthanay821/
Dashtani80217/
Dostatny80108/
Dastaani8044/
Dastagne8010/
Dastanna808/
Dastanai803/
Dastaneh802/
Dastanes801/
Dastanie801/
Dastgani801/
Dashtane801/
Dostatnyi7568/
Dashstani7534/
Dastagner752/
Dashtaani751/
Daadstani751/
Dostanych751/
Dasthanna751/
Dostatniy751/
Dostani712,570/
Dastoni7132/
Dostana7115/
Dastone716/
Dostanj711/
Dostane711/
Dostatni67375/
Dostaneh6718/
Deystani6717/
Doustani6712/
Doostani677/
Dostgani671/
Dastonie671/

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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 Dastany
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