Dostak Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Dostak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 41 | 1:784,224 | 8,247 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Dostak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dostak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dostak occurs most in Afghanistan. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dostak.
How Common Is The Last Name Dostak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dostak live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 784,224. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Daykundi, where 76 percent are found, Paktia, where 15 percent are found and Khost, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dostak
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