Istir Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Istir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Istir (108) may also be a first name.
Istir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Istir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Istir (Georgian: ისტირ, Hindi: इस्तिखार) occurs most in Turkey. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Istir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Istir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Istir is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Istir live; 73 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass. Istir is also the 904,892nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 108 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 9,727,678. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Tekirdag Province, where 100 percent live. Excluding Turkey Istir occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Istir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Istir in the Georgian language | ||
| ისტირ | istir | - |
| Istir in the Hindi language | ||
| इस्तिखार | istikhara | 33.33 |
| इस्तीर | istira | 33.33 |
| इस्तिर | istira | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Istir
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