Ištván Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Ištván Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 188 | 1:28,385 | 4,892 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
The alternate forms: István (1,296), Ištvan (384), Istvan (1,727), Istvàn (1) & Iśtvan (1) are calculated separately.
Ištván (19) may also be a first name.
Ištván Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ištván Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ištván is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: István, Ištvan, Istvan, Istvàn or Iśtvan. For other possible spellings of Ištván click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ištván? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,140,742nd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ištván reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Ištván is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 19 people.
The last name Ištván is most frequent in Slovakia, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 28,385. In Slovakia Ištván is primarily found in: Žilina Region, where 42 percent reside, Trenčín Region, where 31 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Slovakia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Ištván
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