Istan Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Istan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 88 | 1:531,273 | 26,094 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Istán (1) are calculated separately.
Istan (513) may also be a first name.
Istan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Istan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Istan (Hindi: इस्तान, Marathi: टन, Oriya: ଇାନ, Russian: Истан) is found most frequently in Spain. It can be rendered as a variant: Istán. Click here to see other potential spellings of Istan.
How Common Is The Last Name Istan? popularity and diffusion
Istan is the 1,022,958th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Istan live; 36 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 36 percent live in Iberian Europe. Istan is also the 373,244th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 513 people.
The last name Istan is most numerous in Spain, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 531,273. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 100 percent reside. Barring Spain this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Istan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Istan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇାନ | iana | - |
| Istan in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्तान | istana | 75 |
| इस्तन | istana | 6.25 |
| इस्टन | istana | 6.25 |
| इसतान | isatana | 6.25 |
| ईस्तान | istana | 6.25 |
| Istan in the Marathi language | ||
| टन | tana | 50 |
| तान | tana | 50 |
| Istan in the Russian language | ||
| Истан | istan | - |
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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 Istan
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