Istaf Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Istaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Niger | 63 | 1:304,635 | 9,114 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Istaf (213) may also be a first name.
Istaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Istaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Istaf (Hindi: इस्ताफ, Russian: Истаф) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Istaf? popularity and diffusion
Istaf is the 1,596,935th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. Istaf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Istaf live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. Istaf is also the 619,385th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 213 people.
This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 12,175,641. In India it is most frequent in: Bihar, where 78 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 6 percent live. Besides India Istaf is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 50 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istafe | 91 | 5 | / |
| Istaaf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Itaf | 89 | 26 | / |
| Jistafe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gistaff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Itafe | 80 | 59 | / |
| Ustaf | 80 | 51 | / |
| Istab | 80 | 22 | / |
| Estaf | 80 | 19 | / |
| Aitaf | 80 | 10 | / |
| Istav | 80 | 5 | / |
| Itaif | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ittaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ijtaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ihtaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Istova | 73 | 30 | / |
| Ithafe | 73 | 25 | / |
| Aistav | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hitafe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Estafe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Istoff | 73 | 4 | / |
| Istaph | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hitaif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Isteif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Isthab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aithaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ithhaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ithaaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Estaff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aistab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gistav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Istaab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aistova | 67 | 556 | / |
| Eastaff | 67 | 142 | / |
| Itab | 67 | 53 | / |
| Itaw | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ishtova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Istaphe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Etaf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Itav | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eistoft | 67 | 6 | / |
| Estaffe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ahaitaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Istahab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaistof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiestaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aistoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hestaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gistoff | 67 | 0 | / |
Istaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Istaf in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्ताफ | istapha | 94.55 |
| इश्ताफ़ | istafa | 1.82 |
| Istaf in the Russian language | ||
| Истаф | istaf | - |
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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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- 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 Istaf
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