Istif Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Istif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Istif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5891:132,12510,791
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Istif (23) may also be a first name.

Istif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Istif is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Istif? popularity and diffusion

Istif is the 540,721st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Istif reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 23 people.

The last name is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 589 people, or 1 in 132,125. In Turkey Istif is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 46 percent live, Rize Province, where 37 percent live and Mersin Province, where 4 percent live. Besides Turkey it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isteif913/
Ihtif8016/
Estif803/
Itaif803/
Istéf802/
Istib801/
Istiev738/
Hitaif733/
Hustif732/
Esteif732/
Itieff731/
Haitif731/
Istefe731/
Itiw6783/
Itib6711/
Eisteiv676/
Itjf671/
Etif671/
Heustif671/
Huestif671/
Haittif670/
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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 Istif
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