Istiphanus Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Istiphanus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 178 | 1:995,184 | 42,110 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Istiphanus (197) may also be a first name.
Istiphanus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Istiphanus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Istiphanus is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Istiphanus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Istiphanus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Istiphanus are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 197 people.
Istiphanus is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Istiphanus is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 30 percent reside, Kaduna, where 19 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Istiphanus occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iceland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istipanus | 95 | 2 | / |
| Isthiphanus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Histiphanus | 95 | 1 | / |
| Istephanus | 90 | 15 | / |
| Estiphanus | 90 | 3 | / |
| Istiphanos | 90 | 2 | / |
| Istiphonus | 90 | 1 | / |
| Istephanous | 86 | 5 | / |
| Istifanus | 84 | 12,100 | / |
| Estipanus | 84 | 2 | / |
| Estiphanos | 80 | 29 | / |
| Estephanus | 80 | 13 | / |
| Histifanus | 80 | 12 | / |
| Istisfanus | 80 | 11 | / |
| Istifanous | 80 | 10 | / |
| Istifainus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Isttifanus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Itstifanus | 80 | 2 | / |
| Istifanaus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Isthifanus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Istifannus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Istifanu | 78 | 90 | / |
| Itifanus | 78 | 3 | / |
| Estephanous | 76 | 11 | / |
| Estifanus | 74 | 66 | / |
| Istefanus | 74 | 33 | / |
| Istifanos | 74 | 22 | / |
| Istyfanus | 74 | 17 | / |
| Istufanus | 74 | 17 | / |
| Estepanus | 74 | 11 | / |
| Istifenus | 74 | 1 | / |
| Istifainu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ihtifanus | 74 | 1 | / |
| Istifanou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Istifonus | 74 | 1 | / |
| Estephanos | 70 | 20 | / |
| Estifanous | 70 | 9 | / |
| Istifanosh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Istefanous | 70 | 1 | / |
| Esthefanus | 70 | 1 | / |
| Eastifanus | 70 | 1 | / |
| Istifasnau | 70 | 1 | / |
| Istefanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Estifanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Istiphanus
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