Istifan Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Sweden

Istifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1671:791,91160,260
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Sweden171:579,22142,433
United States151:24,163,929685,360
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Istifan (653) may also be a first name.

Istifan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Istifan (Hindi: स्टीफन, Oriya: ଇିଫାନ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Istifan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Istifan is the 966,131st most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname Istifan occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Istifan live; 62 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 324,981st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 653 people.

The surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 791,911. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Yogyakarta, where 54 percent are found, West Java, where 17 percent are found and Central Java, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Istifan is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Istifan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Istifan surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Istifan earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.74% less than the national average, earning $36,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Istifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istifan in the Oriya language
ଇିଫାନiiphana87.5
ୀଫାନiphana12.5
Istifan in the Hindi language
स्टीफनstiphana50
इस्टीफनistiphana50

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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 Istifan
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