Istahar Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Istahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India211:36,526,923420,161
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487

Istahar (598) may also be a first name.

Istahar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Istahar (Hindi: इस्तहार, Oriya: ଇାହାର) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Istahar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Istahar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Istahar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 341,904th most common first name at a global level, held by 598 people.

Istahar is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 36,526,923. In India Istahar is most common in: Bihar, where 62 percent reside, Odisha, where 14 percent reside and West Bengal, where 14 percent reside. Excluding India it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishtahar931/
Isthar9218/
Ishthar863/
Isthair861/
Estahar861/
Istar83770/
Ishtar7753/
Esthar7730/
Istare7717/
Histar779/
Aistar779/
Jistar774/
Istair772/
Estaar771/
Gistar771/
Usthar771/
Istarhova753/
Histard711/
Eidstar711/
Histart711/
Aistare711/
Esthare711/
Estar67657/
Ustar67254/
Istarova6715/
Istor675/
Üstar674/
Jstar671/
Ystar671/
Ixtar671/
Aisthorp670/

Istahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istahar in the Hindi language
इस्तहारistahara86.02
इसतहारisatahara9.68
इस्ताहारistahara4.3
Istahar in the Oriya language
ଇାହାରiahara50
ଇାହରiahara25
ଇହାରihara25

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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 Istahar
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