Dastgir Surname

43,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Dastgir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dastgir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5,2031:34,3351,613
Afghanistan4,7221:6,809569
India8691:882,69938,562
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United States821:4,420,231233,612
England611:913,41146,955
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Wales101:309,45316,869
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Dastgir (14,488) may also be a first name.

Dastgir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dastgir (Hindi: दस्तगीर, Marathi: तगीर) occurs most in Pakistan. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dastgir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dastgir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,331st most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 606,689 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Dastgir are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 47,526th most common first name on earth It is held by 14,488 people.

Dastgir is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5,203 people, or 1 in 34,335. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 96 percent are found, Sindh, where 2 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent are found. Besides Pakistan it is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 39 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Dastgir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dastgir are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Dastgir earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning $47,323 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.91% less than the national average, earning $41,281 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dastgir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dastgir in the Marathi language
तगीरtagira99.53
बशीरbasira0.18
तीगीरtigira0.05
्तगीरtagira0.04
नसीरnasira0.02
दसगीरdasagira0.02
यादगीरyadagira0.02
सगीरsagira0.02
तागीरtagira0.01
यासीरyasira0.01
मुदसीरmudasira0
बसीरbasira0
असगीरasagira0
ततगीरtatagira0
बटगीरेbatagire0
नासीरnasira0
Dastgir in the Hindi language
दस्तगीरdastagira99.14
दस्तगिरdastagira0.86

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dastgir
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