Dostgir Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Dostgir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dostgir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dostgir (9) may also be a first name.

Dostgir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dostgir (Marathi: तगीर) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dostgir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Dostgir are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Dostgir is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 9 people.

The surname is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Paktia, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dastgir8612,012/
Dustgir8642/
Destgir867/
Dastghir80100/
Dustghir8048/
Dastgair8011/
Dastgier8011/
Dustgair806/
Dasthgir804/
Dashtgir802/
Dasttgir802/
Dastgirz801/
Dastgirr801/
Dhastgir801/
Destghir801/
Doster777,025/
Dotger7721/
Dastir7712/
Datgir772/
Dostre771/
Dodsir770/
Dostert711,501/
Dastger71130/
Dastjir718/
Dashgir713/
Dasdgir713/
Dastair712/
Dotzier712/
Dosterd712/
Dosster712/
Datghir712/
Doister711/
Dosther711/
Dastire711/
Destger711/
Dattgir711/
Dasthir711/
Dastzir711/
Dosteer711/
Doyster711/
Dustger711/
Dastier711/
Dashtir711/
Doustre711/
Douster710/
Dotzger710/
Dooster710/
Dastgeer672,183/
Dustgeer6754/
Destgeer6729/
Dastgher6719/
D'Astier679/
Dozir678/
Dosstter677/
Dastgerd672/
Dastgert671/
Dattgire671/
Dastguer671/

Dostgir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dostgir in the Marathi language
तगीरtagira-

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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 Dostgir
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