Istara Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Istara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Istara (242) may also be a first name.
Istara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Istara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Istara (Hindi: इस्तारा, Marathi: तरा, Oriya: ଇସତରା) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Istara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Istara occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Istara are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 92 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 574,510th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 242 people.
The last name Istara is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 2,874,982. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Sumatra, where 83 percent are found, Banten, where 13 percent are found and Jakarta, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Istara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Istara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଇସତରା | isatara | - |
| Istara in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्तारा | istara | 80 |
| इसतरा | isatara | 20 |
| Istara in the Marathi language | ||
| तरा | tara | 38.46 |
| इसतारा | isatara | 38.46 |
| तारा | tara | 23.08 |
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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 Istara
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