Istyaq Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Libya

Istyaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Istyaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Istyaq (75) may also be a first name.

Istyaq Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Istyaq Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Istyaq (Hindi: इस्तयाक, Marathi: तयाक़) occurs most in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Istyaq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Istyaq is the 4,206,983rd most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Istyaq reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Istyaq is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 75 people.

The surname Istyaq is most frequent in India, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 38 percent are found, Delhi, where 31 percent are found and Telangana, where 19 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ishtyaq92225/
Istyaqu921/
Istyaqe921/
Istyakq921/
Istyaaq921/
Istyaque867/
Ishtyaaq862/
Istiaq831,871/
Istyak83372/
Istyag834/
Estyaq832/
Ishtyaque8021/
Ishtaiyaq804/
Isttyaque801/
Ishtiaq7746,932/
Ishtyak77358/
Isthiaq7717/
Istihaq7717/
Istyaak779/
Istehaq775/
Isthyak774/
Ihstiaq773/
Istyakh773/
Istiaaq772/
Eshtyaq772/
Istiaqe771/
Iestyak771/
Ishtyag771/
Ityak735/
Itiaq731/
Istiaque713,543/
Ishtiaaq7145/
Ishtiaqe7120/
Ishtihaq718/
Istaiyak714/
Ishteeaq713/
Ishtiaqu713/
Istayiak713/
Ishtieaq712/
Aishtiaq712/
Ishtiayq712/
Eisthyak711/
Ishtyakh711/
Isshtiaq711/
Isjhtiaq711/
Uishtiaq711/
Istiak675,178/
Ishtiaque673,963/
Ustyak6751/
Istyakova6749/
Estyak6710/
Isthiaque675/
Ishtaiyak675/
Istihaque673/
Estiaq671/
Ishtiaquq671/
Istyák671/
Istiag671/
Istyok671/

Istyaq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Istyaq in the Marathi language
तयाक़tayaqa-
Istyaq in the Hindi language
इस्तयाकistayaka23.81
इश्त्याकistyaka19.05
इस्त्याक़istyaqa14.29
इस्तयाक़istayaqa9.52
इस्ताकistaka4.76
इश्तियाकistiyaka4.76
इस्त्याकistyaka4.76
इस्तयाक़istayaqa4.76
इस्तीयाकistiyaka4.76
इस्तियाकistiyaka4.76
इस्त्याक़istyaqa4.76

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Istyaq
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