Istafi Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Istafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Istafi (24) may also be a first name.

Istafi Last Name Facts

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

Istafi is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Istafi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,649,889th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Istafi are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Istafi is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 24 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 7,779,364. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Central Java, where 100 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Istafa83376/
Istofi8324/
Ustafi837/
Itafui835/
Istafe835/
Istefi832/
Aitafi831/
Oitafi831/
Istaufa7728/
Estafit7710/
Isthafa775/
Hustafi771/
Jistafe771/
Estafio771/
Itafe7359/
Itafa733/
Itofi732/
Etafi731/
Itafy731/
Isthafaa711/
Isthaffa711/
Ithafe6725/
Estafa6724/
Istofa6714/
Gaistoffi6710/
Estefi679/
Hitafe679/
Eteafi676/
Estafe675/
Estafy673/
Estofi672/
Aitofi671/
Etafit671/
Getafi671/
Istefe671/
Ittafa671/
Ettafi671/
Itafee671/

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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 Istafi
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