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) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jestan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,118,459th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name Jestan occurs predominantly 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 worldwide. It is borne by 74 people.
The surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 374,549. In Iran Jestan is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 46 percent are found, Ardabil Province, where 21 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Iran this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Jestan
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