Dastir Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Dastir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
Dastir (22) may also be a first name.
Dastir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dastir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dastir (Hindi: दस्तीर, Marathi: तीर) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dastir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dastir are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dastir is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 22 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Dastir is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 67 percent live, Bihar, where 17 percent live and Jharkhand, where 17 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dastir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dastir in the Hindi language | ||
| दस्तीर | dastira | - |
| Dastir in the Marathi language | ||
| तीर | tira | - |
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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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- 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 Dastir
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