Istakhar Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Istakhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istakhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9081:844,78637,343
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
England101:5,571,806158,774
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069

Istakhar (8,736) may also be a first name.

Istakhar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Istakhar (Hindi: इस्तखार, Marathi: तखार, Oriya: ଇାଖାର) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Istakhar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Istakhar is the 366,307th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Istakhar reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Istakhar is also the 67,042nd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 8,736 people.

The surname Istakhar is most common in India, where it is held by 908 people, or 1 in 844,786. In India Istakhar is primarily found in: Bihar, where 59 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 32 percent reside and Uttarkhand, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account India Istakhar exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Istakhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istakhar in the Hindi language
इस्तखारistakhara92.33
इसतखारisatakhara3.89
इस्ताखारistakhara1.58
इस्तखरistakhara0.71
ईस्तखारistakhara0.34
इस्तेखारistekhara0.3
इस्ताखरistakhara0.24
इसतखरisatakhara0.06
इस्ितखारisitakhara0.04
इस्तकहारistakahara0.04
इफ्तखारiphtakhara0.02
इश्तखारistakhara0.02
इस्तख़ारistakhara0.02
इस्ितकारisitakara0.02
इसताखारisatakhara0.02
ईस्ताखारistakhara0.02
इश्तकारistakara0.02
इख्तियारikhtiyara0.02
िस्तखरistakhara0.02
इम्तखारimtakhara0.02
इस्तकारistakara0.02
इस्तेकारistekara0.02
़़इस्तखारistakhara0.02
इिश्तखारiistakhara0.02
इफ्तिखारiphtikhara0.02
इस्तिखारistikhara0.02
सरोजsaroja0.02
इश्तेखारistekhara0.02
Istakhar in the Marathi language
तखारtakhara90.16
तखरtakhara3.28
ताखारtakhara3.28
तेखारtekhara1.64
तखानtakhana1.64
Istakhar in the Oriya language
ଇାଖାରiakhara57.14
ଇଖାରikhara28.57
ଇିଖାରiikhara14.29

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Footnotes

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