Kastoor Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kastoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kastoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Namibia1361:17,7163,092
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884

Kastoor (192) may also be a first name.

Kastoor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kastoor (Hindi: कस्तूर) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kastoor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kastoor is the 788,513th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 20,356,274 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kastoor live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most widely held first name globally, held by 192 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 257,989. In South Africa Kastoor is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 87 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 6 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Besides South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 38 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Kastoor Last Name Statistics demography

Kastoor earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.99% less than the national average, earning R 137,844 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kastoore932/
Kashtoor931/
Kastor92812/
Kastour86344/
Kestoor8681/
Kastorp8622/
Kastoer8618/
Kastore865/
Khastor865/
Castoor863/
Kaystor863/
Katstor861/
Kaestor860/
Castor7744,317/
Kastur77536/
Kastar77366/
Kostor7783/
Kestor776/
Kastorova7521/
Kasture7112,974/
Kostorz711,293/
Castore71313/
Kashtar71243/
Kosztor71117/
Khastar7176/
Caistor7162/
Kastare7121/
Castorr7112/
Kastart7111/
Castorp718/
Kasztar718/
Kasthur714/
Kostour713/
Kasturt711/
Kasztorová711/
Castoir711/
Castoer711/
Kasstar711/
Kaistar711/
Kasttar711/
Castour710/
Castord710/
Keystor710/
Kastuir710/
Khashtar67975/
Castoire67134/
Kastahar6746/
Castorph6718/
Kastture672/
Kashture672/
Quaestor672/
Khastgar671/
Kastaure671/
Kashtare671/
Kasthure671/
Kausture671/
Kosztorz671/

Kastoor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kastoor in the Hindi language
कस्तूरkastura80
कस्तूरीkasturi20

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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 Kastoor
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