Istovan Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Istovan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 101 | 1:198,791 | 19,901 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
The alternate forms: Iştovan (1) are calculated separately.
Istovan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Istovan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Istovan occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Iştovan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Istovan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,817,111th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Istovan are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 198,791. In Romania Istovan is most frequent in: Sălaj County, where 57 percent live, Maramureș County, where 37 percent live and Bihor County, where 4 percent live. Outside of Romania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent live and Malta, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iştovan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Istavan | 86 | 9 | / |
| Istevan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Estovan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ishtavan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Uithovan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Isteevan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Itavan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Istavanne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Estevan | 71 | 3,741 | / |
| Estavan | 71 | 54 | / |
| Istawan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Itavane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jitavan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Itouban | 71 | 4 | / |
| Estoban | 71 | 3 | / |
| Istaban | 71 | 1 | / |
| Histawan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Esttevan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Estavane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uythovan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hestevan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hestavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ittouban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ithavand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Estavean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jithavan | 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 Istovan
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