Istanbul Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Istanbul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istanbul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey9501:81,9177,445
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Austria131:655,03358,041
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Istanbul (610) may also be a first name.

Istanbul Last Name Facts

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

Istanbul (Arabic: سطنبول, Russian: Истанбул) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Istanbul? popularity and diffusion

It is the 360,858th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,265,749 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Istanbul live; 94 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Istanbul is also the 338,253rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 610 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 950 people, or 1 in 81,917. In Turkey Istanbul is primarily concentrated in: Agri Province, where 11 percent live, Samsun Province, where 10 percent live and Amasya Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Turkey this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Istanbul Last Name Statistics demography

Istanbul earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 27.29% more than the national average, earning $63,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Istanboul941/
Istambul88180/
Istanbol8820/
Histambul828/
Istammbul821/
Istamboul821/
Estanbule821/
Estanbulle784/
Estambul7542/
Istambol753/
Istambulova745/

Istanbul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istanbul in the Russian language
Истанбулistanbul-
Istanbul in the Arabic language
سطنبولstnbwl-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Istanbul
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