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

Dastu (Hindi: दस्तु) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dastu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,173,425th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dastu are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 701,320th most common first name world-wide, held by 170 people.

The surname Dastu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 93 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent reside and Oyo, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it 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
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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 Dastu
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