Dastar Surname
Approximately 617 people bear this surname
Dastar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 458 | 1:167,647 | 14,256 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Afghanistan | 35 | 1:918,662 | 9,049 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Dastar (1,079) may also be a first name.
Dastar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dastar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dastar (Hindi: दस्तार, Marathi: तर, Russian: Дастар) is most common in Iran. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dastar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dastar is the 525,631st most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dastar live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 243,209th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 1,079 people.
Dastar is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 167,647. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 31 percent reside, Fars Province, where 7 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Iran it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dastar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dastar in the Marathi language | ||
| तर | tara | 83.33 |
| तार | tara | 16.67 |
| Dastar in the Hindi language | ||
| दस्तार | dastara | 75 |
| दस्तर | dastara | 25 |
| Dastar in the Russian language | ||
| Дастар | dastar | - |
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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
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- 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 Dastar
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