Dastu Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dastu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dastu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1781:995,18442,110
India141:54,790,384527,769
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dastu (170) may also be a first name.

Dastu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dastu (Hindi: दस्तु) occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dastu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dastu is the 1,173,425th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dastu reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 701,320th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 170 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Dastu is most numerous in: Plateau, where 93 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside and Oyo, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dastou9188/
Deastu9136/
Dashtu9122/
Dastus914/
Dastuz911/
Dasthu911/
Datu8921,759/
Dastous83576/
Dashtou8346/
Dastout833/
D'Astou833/
Dastoux831/
Dastoup831/
Datau805,043/
Dattu802,529/
Datus801,536/
Dathu80255/
Dostu80250/
Datou80231/
Destu80131/
Datui8069/
Dateu8068/
Datut8061/
Datud8054/
Dhatu8049/
Dautu8027/
Datup8022/
Daitu8017/
Datuu8015/
Daatu8014/
Ddatu806/
Datuz806/
Datuy803/
Deatu802/
Datuh802/
Dadtu801/
D'Astous771,265/
D'Astout771/
Dahatu73265/
Dathup7363/
Dattus7348/
Daathu7336/
Datuup7335/
Datthu7330/
Dostou7329/
Dostup7328/
Dhattu7319/
Dhathu7318/
Dattau7311/
Dathuy7311/
Ddattu7310/
Datush738/
Datahu734/
Deshtu733/
Daitou733/
Datauh733/
Dathou733/
Dautou732/
Dautau732/
Daatou732/
Dostuz731/
Daitus731/
Dastoo731/
Dathau731/
Dattuu731/
Dattou731/
Dhaitu731/
Hdatau731/
Dateup731/
Dotu67535/
Doustou6777/
Doistau6730/
Datusch6715/
Dahatou672/
Doustau671/
Dahateu671/
Dató671/
Dathoud671/
Dathout671/
Daattou671/
Datthup671/

Dastu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dastu in the Hindi language
दस्तुdastu83.33
दस्तूdastu16.67

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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 Dastu
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