István Surname
Approximately 1,296 people bear this surname
István Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 1,237 | 1:7,936 | 946 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Istvan (1,727), Ištvan (384) & Iśtvan (1) are calculated separately.
István (382,812) may also be a first name.
István Demographics
Average Male István Height
174.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
István Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name István Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name István (Arabic: استفان) is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Istvan, Ištvan or Iśtvan. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name István? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 294,474th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,623,106 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of István live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 2,708th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 382,812 people.
This surname is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,237 people, or 1 in 7,936. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Pest County, where 16 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Hungary this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 2 percent live and Slovakia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istvan | 94 | 1,727 | / |
| Ištvan | 89 | 384 | / |
| Iśtvan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Istvánová | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ishtvan | 77 | 9 | / |
| Istvand | 77 | 5 | / |
| Istvain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Istvanne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ištvánová | 67 | 156 | / |
| Estvan | 67 | 17 | / |
| Istvanova | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eštván | 67 | 3 | / |
| Istvanová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iztvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Istban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishtvanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Istvam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yshtvan | 62 | 13 | / |
| Eshtvan | 62 | 2 | / |
| Estvanc | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hestvang | 57 | 16 | / |
| Ištvanová | 53 | 119 | / |
| Estvanova | 53 | 1 | / |
| Eštvánová | 53 | 1 | / |
| Isthuhaan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Eštvan | 50 | 46 | / |
| Estban | 50 | 43 | / |
| Estvam | 50 | 4 | / |
| Yshtvanova | 50 | 3 | / |
István Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| István in the Arabic language | ||
| استفان | astfan | - |
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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 István
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