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
Istovan is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Iştovan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Istovan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,817,111th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Istovan are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
Istovan is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 198,791. In Romania it is most numerous in: Sălaj County, where 57 percent live, Maramureș County, where 37 percent live and Bihor County, where 4 percent live. Beside Romania Istovan occurs 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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