Istekhar Surname

252,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Istekhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istekhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5351:499,71725,176
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Nepal121:2,373,4138,828
England71:7,959,723202,100
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Istekhar (6,122) may also be a first name.

Istekhar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Istekhar (Hindi: इस्तेखार, Marathi: तेखार, Oriya: ଖାର) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Istekhar.

How Common Is The Last Name Istekhar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Istekhar is the 252,019th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,638,794 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Istekhar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 84,594th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 6,122 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 1,535 people, or 1 in 499,717. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 74 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent live and Delhi, where 1 percent live. Beside India this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and Nepal, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Istekhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istekhar in the Hindi language
इस्तेखारistekhara96.16
इसतेखारisatekhara1.36
इस्तेखरistekhara0.91
इस्तखारistakhara0.7
ईस्तेखारistekhara0.17
इस्तिखारistikhara0.17
इस्तेख़ारistekhara0.14
इस्तेकारistekara0.07
इश्तखारistakhara0.03
इफ्तखारiphtakhara0.03
इसतखारisatakhara0.03
इस्तेखाistekha0.03
इश्तेखारistekhara0.03
Istekhar in the Oriya language
ଖାରkhara81.82
ଖଁାkhama4.55
ଇାଖାରiakhara4.55
ଇଫେତଖାରiphetakhara4.55
ଖାନkhana4.55
Istekhar in the Marathi language
तेखारtekhara62.77
शेखsekha24.82
तेखरtekhara7.09
तेकारtekara0.71
इसितकरisitakara0.35
तेखेरtekhera0.35
इसतेखारisatekhara0.35
तेखारादtekharada0.35
तेकरtekara0.35
इसतेखरisatekhara0.35
तखारtakhara0.35
इन्तेजारintejara0.35
तेखानtekhana0.35
टेखारtekhara0.35
तेहारtehara0.35
इख्तेकारikhtekara0.35

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Istekhar
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