Dastur Surname

321,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Dastur Surname User-submission:

The Dastur surname means 'high priest' in pre-Islamic times in Iran. It also meant 'law'. Since the Iranian Zoroastrians took refuge in India, this surname is usually found amongst priests' families.

Dastur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7031:1,091,13144,940
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
Canada481:767,61660,775
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
England411:1,358,97760,528
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397

Dastur (284) may also be a first name.

Dastur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Dastur surname means 'high priest' in pre-Islamic times in Iran. It also meant 'law'. Since the Iranian Zoroastrians took refuge in India, this surname is usually found amongst priests' families.

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Dastur Last Name Facts

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

Dastur (Hindi: दस्तुर, Marathi: तुर, Russian: Дастур) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dastur? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 321,153rd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,266,162 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Dastur reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dastur is also the 525,265th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 284 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 703 people, or 1 in 1,091,131. In India Dastur is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 89 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 2 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Dastur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dastur surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dastur earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.91% more than the national average, earning $74,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dasture92544/
Dastour9215/
Dashtur922/
Dhastur921/
Datur91677/
Dastourz8622/
Datour83252/
Destur83112/
Dature8363/
Dattur8343/
Dastor8341/
Dautur8314/
Dathur832/
Dhatur831/
Dataur831/
Daturt831/
Dasturová801/
Dasturova801/
Dastoor77530/
Dhature77324/
Dathour77131/
Dauteur7721/
Desteur777/
Dosttur776/
Datture774/
Datoure772/
Dautour771/
Dostour771/
Dator733,249/
Dotur7393/
Dhatture71126/
Deauteur711/
Dhathure711/
Daztor6711/
Dostor6710/
Dosturova678/
Deator676/
Daitor676/
Doutur674/
Dattor674/
Doteur673/
Doture673/
Datoor671/
Daytor671/
Dathor671/

Dastur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dastur in the Marathi language
तुरtura59.74
तूरtura39.61
दसतुरdasatura0.66
Dastur in the Hindi language
दस्तुरdastura50
दस्तूरdastura50
Dastur in the Russian language
Дастурdastur-

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