Istak Surname
Approximately 1,004 people bear this surname
Istak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 972 | 1:789,162 | 35,532 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Istak (6,090) may also be a first name.
Istak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Istak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Istak (Bengali: ইস্তাক, Hindi: इस्ताक, Marathi: ताक, Oriya: ଇାକ) is found most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Istak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 360,616th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. The last name Istak occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Istak are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Istak is also the 84,843rd most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 6,090 people.
Istak is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 972 people, or 1 in 789,162. In India Istak is most numerous in: Bihar, where 61 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Apart from India it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Istak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Istak in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्ताक | istaka | 94.43 |
| ईस्ताक | istaka | 2.37 |
| इस्तक | istaka | 0.99 |
| इश्ताक | istaka | 0.13 |
| ईस्तक | istaka | 0.04 |
| इस्टाक | istaka | 0.04 |
| Istak in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇାକ | iaka | 78.65 |
| ଇାକ୍ | iak | 14.61 |
| େସଖ୍ | esakh | 1.12 |
| େସକ୍ | esak | 1.12 |
| ଇସ୍ତାକ | istaka | 1.12 |
| Istak in the Marathi language | ||
| ताक | taka | 68.42 |
| तक | taka | 15.79 |
| टाक | taka | 10.53 |
| ईसाक | isaka | 1.75 |
| तका | taka | 1.75 |
| Istak in the Bengali language | ||
| ইস্তাক | istaka | 50 |
| ইসতাক | isataka | 50 |
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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 Istak
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