Ihtesham Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Ihtesham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihtesham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1341:1,333,16315,264
India141:54,790,384527,769
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ihtesham (1,736) may also be a first name.

Ihtesham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ihtesham (Hindi: इहतेशाम) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihtesham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Ihtesham live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 184,118th most widespread first name internationally, held by 1,736 people.

The last name Ihtesham is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 1,333,163. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 51 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent live and Sindh, where 16 percent live. Barring Pakistan it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ihtesham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ihtesham in the Hindi language
इहतेशामihatesama62.5
एहतेसामehatesama12.5
एहतेशामehatesama12.5
इह्तेशामihtesama12.5

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ihtesham
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