Dostan Surname

281,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Serbia

Dostan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dostan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan8991:198,7144,875
Kazakhstan1011:175,07416,884
Serbia931:76,8276,718
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Iran591:1,301,39954,450
Moldova361:98,92711,954
Israel201:427,88233,464
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dostan (651) may also be a first name.

Dostan Last Name Facts

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

Dostan (Marathi: टन, Russian: Достан) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dostan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dostan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,779th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,323,262 people. The last name Dostan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Dostan are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Dostan is also the 325,541st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 651 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 899 people, or 1 in 198,714. In Pakistan Dostan is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 55 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 43 percent live and Sindh, where 2 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live and Serbia, where 7 percent live.

Dostan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dostan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dostan surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dostan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Dostan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.87% less than the national average, earning $24,221 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dosztan9262/
Dostand9257/
Dostain9247/
Doustan9245/
Doostan9229/
Dostaan928/
Dosthan923/
Dostane921/
Dostant921/
Dotan91723/
Doostgan861/
Dastan839,254/
Dothan831,774/
Destan83898/
Dustan83783/
Doston83290/
Dostam8337/
Doutan8317/
Dhotan8312/
Dotane836/
Dottan832/
Duotan832/
Dotain832/
Dotaan831/
Dotang831/
Dostanova80297/
Dothanh77600/
Dastane77282/
Destain77280/
Dostein77219/
Dashtan7798/
Doteane7776/
Dastain7759/
Douston7738/
Dhotane7725/
Dottain7711/
Dosztán7710/
Dastank778/
Dustain776/
Dastaan775/
Dooston773/
Doutang773/
Dostoin772/
Dotston772/
Daastan772/
Dastann772/
Dasthan772/
D'Estan772/
Deestan772/
Douttan772/
Dodston771/
Dhotand771/
Daustan771/
Dasztan771/
Dustanc771/
Dustane771/
Dastang771/
Dustant771/
Doutand771/
Doutane771/
Doutant771/
Dotahan771/
Doostam771/
Dhottan771/
Dothane770/
Doshtanova7522/
Doton731,678/
Datan73798/
Dotam733/
Dağıstan713,045/
Destahun7140/
Dashtgan7112/
Dastagne7110/
Doothean714/
Dotanque712/
Dashtane711/
Doydston711/
Dotasing711/
Dashtant711/
Daştan679,907/
Datang671,862/
Duston67808/
Dathan67430/
Dastam67416/
Dastanova67400/
Daston67267/
Douton67231/
Dotong67204/
Deston67173/
Dautan67122/
Dotton67105/
Dustanova6765/
Dattan6765/
Duoton6761/
Datain6737/
Datane6729/
Hdatan6721/
Dhatan6713/
Dotond6711/
Dotosn676/
Doutón676/
Dotoun675/
Dhotam674/
Dottam673/
Dostonova673/
Dahtan673/
Dotein672/
Dataan672/
Dotone672/
Do'tanque672/
Dotham671/
Dothon671/
Doxton671/
Doyton671/
Datanh671/
Duxtan671/
Dustam671/
Datgan670/
Datosn670/
Dotoon670/

Dostan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dostan in the Marathi language
टनtana-
Dostan in the Russian language
Достанdostan-

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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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  • 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 Dostan
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