Where Does The Last Name Istaq Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Istaq (Hindi: इस्ताक़, Marathi: इसातक) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Istaq? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Istaq is the 2,075,631^st most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Istaq reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Istaq is also the 429,175^th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 404 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 11,622,203. In India Istaq is most common in: Bihar, where 39 percent are found, Jammu and Kashmir, where 24 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 15 percent are found. Beside India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.