Jestan Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Jestan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 205 | 1:374,549 | 24,535 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Jestan (74) may also be a first name.
Jestan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jestan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jestan (Arabic: جيستان) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jestan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,118,459th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Jestan is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Jestan live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Jestan is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 74 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 374,549. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 46 percent live, Ardabil Province, where 21 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Iran it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jestan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jestan in the Arabic language | ||
| جيستان | jystan | - |
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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 Jestan
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