Istaf Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Istaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India631:12,175,641218,299
Niger631:304,6359,114
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Istafe915/
Istaaf911/
Itaf8926/
Jistafe831/
Gistaff831/
Itafe8059/
Ustaf8051/
Istab8022/
Estaf8019/
Aitaf8010/
Istav805/
Itaif803/
Ittaf801/
Ijtaf801/
Ihtaf801/
Istova7330/
Ithafe7325/
Aistav7310/
Hitafe739/
Estafe735/
Istoff734/
Istaph734/
Hitaif733/
Isteif733/
Isthab731/
Aithaf731/
Ithhaf731/
Ithaaf731/
Estaff731/
Aistab731/
Gistav731/
Istaab731/
Aistova67556/
Eastaff67142/
Itab6753/
Itaw6715/
Ishtova6713/
Istaphe679/
Etaf679/
Itav678/
Eistoft676/
Estaffe676/
Ahaitaf672/
Istahab671/
Gaistof671/
Hiestaw671/
Aistoff671/
Hestaff670/
Gistoff670/

Istaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istaf in the Hindi language
इस्ताफistapha94.55
इश्ताफ़istafa1.82
Istaf in the Russian language
Истафistaf-

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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 Istaf
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