Istir Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Istir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

Istir (Georgian: ისტირ, Hindi: इस्तिखार) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Istir? popularity and diffusion

Istir is the 5,812,366th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Istir are found; 73 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 108 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 9,727,678. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Tekirdag Province, where 100 percent live. Besides Turkey Istir exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent live and Malaysia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Istier9163/
Istair912/
Eistir911/
Itir89143/
Isthair831/
Histier831/
Ishteir831/
Istre802,385/
Ister801,418/
Itier801,285/
Itire8048/
Hitir8041/
Estir807/
Gitir807/
Ittir803/
Aitir803/
Ithir801/
Itair801/
Eitir801/
Itoir801/
Histoire7713/
Haistier771/
Ithier731,337/
Hister73637/
Eister73452/
Hitier73407/
Estier73225/
Gister73177/
Oister73158/
Iteire73119/
Aister7389/
Itaire7365/
Hestir7364/
Eistre7351/
Hiştir7349/
Ithior7327/
Hithir7325/
Iester7322/
Haitir7319/
Aitier7314/
Histre7314/
Jister737/
Ittire736/
Aitire736/
Hitire735/
Istere734/
Yister734/
Githir734/
Ishter733/
Isther733/
Jistre733/
Estair732/
Jitair732/
Jiteir731/
Jitire731/
Ithire731/
Gitoir731/
Uister731/
Aaitir731/
Ittier731/
Yittir731/
Eitier731/
Eshtir731/
Yitire731/
Jittir730/
Heister673,673/
Hiester67835/
Iter67781/
Giszter67310/
Estaire67169/
Eistert67150/
Huister67149/
Hoister67147/
Itır67120/
Etir67117/
Gaister6762/
Hittier6760/
Goister6745/
Itre6735/
Haithir6732/
Haister6724/
Gisterå6723/
Esteire6722/
Eithier678/
Histher678/
Eihster677/
Eistere676/
Haistre673/
Heithir673/
Aistere673/
Oithier671/
Heitoir671/
Itirova671/
Hgister671/
Eijster671/
Eisterr671/
Yistter671/
Esthier671/
Itahair671/
Heitier671/
Haitier671/
Eshtair671/
Gestair671/
Aishter671/
Eisterd671/
Jtir671/
Hustier670/
Hisster670/

Istir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istir in the Georgian language
ისტირistir-
Istir in the Hindi language
इस्तिखारistikhara33.33
इस्तीरistira33.33
इस्तिरistira33.33

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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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