Istif Surname
Approximately 594 people bear this surname
Istif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 589 | 1:132,125 | 10,791 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
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 last name Istif has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Istif? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 540,721st most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. Istif occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Istif are found; 75 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Istif is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 23 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 589 people, or 1 in 132,125. In Turkey Istif is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 46 percent live, Rize Province, where 37 percent live and Mersin Province, where 4 percent live. Aside from Turkey this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.
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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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