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
The surname Istiphanus is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Istiphanus.
How Common Is The Last Name Istiphanus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Istiphanus is the 1,276,805th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. This surname occurs mostly 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. Istiphanus is also the 646,152nd most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 197 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 995,184. In Nigeria Istiphanus is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 30 percent are found, Kaduna, where 19 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Istiphanus exists in one country. It is also found in Iceland, where 1 percent are found.
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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