Istifa Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Istifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
India171:45,121,493474,784
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Istifa (464) may also be a first name.

Istifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Istifa (Hindi: इस्तिफा) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Istifa? popularity and diffusion

Istifa is the 2,168,711th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Istifa reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 72 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 395,684th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 464 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 2,404,531. In Indonesia Istifa is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 64 percent are found, Central Java, where 15 percent are found and East Java, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Istifah9282/
Istifai925/
Ishtifa923/
Istiofa923/
Isthifa921/
Itifa911/
Istifaus8621/
Istifaya866/
Istifaas861/
Ishthifa861/
Istifo8318/
Istefa8314/
Estifa8310/
Isteifo7712/
Istifer776/
Ihtifaz772/
Istifiz771/
Hustifa771/
Etifa73316/
Itefa73127/
Itifo731/
Estaifah711/
Estefa67191/
Iotefa67137/
Eteifa67125/
Etifah6714/
Estifo6713/
Istefo6713/
Itaifo677/
Iteffa676/
Itiefo674/
Istefi672/
Ustufa672/
Istefe671/
Yitefa671/
Itefaa671/
Etifat671/
Aytifa671/
Ittefa671/

Istifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istifa in the Hindi language
इस्तिफाistipha89.8
इस्तीफाistipha8.16
सैsai2.04

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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
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  • 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 Istifa
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