Istawa Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Istawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Istawa (67) may also be a first name.

Istawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Istawa is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Istawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Istawa is the 3,882,373rd most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Istawa are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 67 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia Istawa is mostly found in: Central Java, where 33 percent are found, Riau, where 29 percent are found and Banten, where 24 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Istawa Last Name Statistics demography

Istawa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Istawah9227/
Istahwa9226/
Istava8328/
Istaba8311/
Ustawa832/
Istawi831/
Estawa831/
Istaeva77336/
Istavat7719/
Ishtawi776/
Gestawa775/
Estawas775/
Eastaway71230/
Ishtaeva7149/
Ishtaiwi7133/
Ishtaywi719/
Histabah711/
Huistaba711/
Estaba673,253/
Estava67170/
Istova6730/
Istabe6723/
Istowo6713/
Estawi674/
Istahabah674/
Estowa671/
Istabi671/

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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 Istawa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis