Istambul Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Istambul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Istambul Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1551:502,07428,545
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India51:153,413,076951,030
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Istambul (338) may also be a first name.

Istambul Last Name Facts

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

Istambul (Georgian: ისტამბულ, Marathi: तंबुल, Russian: Истамбул) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Istambul click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Istambul? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,272,314th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Istambul reside; 59 percent reside in West Asia and 59 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Istambul is also the 475,334th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 338 people.

Istambul is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 502,074. In Turkey Istambul is most prevalent in: Bitlis Province, where 39 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 31 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 15 percent are found. Not including Turkey Istambul exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Histambul948/
Istammbul941/
Istamboul941/
Istanbul881,003/
Estambul8842/
Istambol883/
Istambulova845/
Istanboul821/
Istanbol7520/
Estanbule711/
Estanbulle674/
Etombol531/
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Istambul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istambul in the Georgian language
ისტამბულistambul-
Istambul in the Marathi language
तंबुलtambula-
Istambul in the Russian language
Истамбулistambul-

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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 Istambul
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