Kastur Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kastur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kastur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3451:2,223,37873,777
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kastur (13,035) may also be a first name.

Kastur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kastur (Hindi: कस्तूर, Marathi: तुर, Oriya: କୁର) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kastur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kastur is the 584,278th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The last name Kastur is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kastur reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 51,183rd most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 13,035 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 2,223,378. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 53 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 28 percent are found and Bihar, where 13 percent are found. Other than India Kastur is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 33 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Kastur Last Name Statistics demography

Kastur earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kasture9212,974/
Kastour92344/
Kasthur924/
Kasturt921/
Kastuir920/
Kashture862/
Kastture862/
Kasthure861/
Kausture861/
Kastaure861/
Kostur831,947/
Kastor83812/
Kestur8373/
Qastur831/
Kasturova806/
Casteur77379/
Kastoor77358/
Koshtur77137/
Kosztur77120/
Kastoer7718/
Kesthur779/
Khastor775/
Caustur773/
Kaystor773/
Kostour773/
Kosture772/
Castour770/
Kajsturová7516/
Kaszturová7516/
Kashturova754/
Causteur713/
Kastoore712/
Kashtoor711/
Castor6744,317/
Koştur67548/
Kostúr67246/
Caştur67203/
Kosturová67138/
Kostor6783/
Kosturova6761/
Kostór6725/
Costur6724/
Kašturová676/
Koštur673/

Kastur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kastur in the Marathi language
तुरtura74.81
तूरtura24.07
कसतुरkasatura0.42
कसतुरीkasaturi0.14
िकशोरikasora0.14
करुतूरkarutura0.07
कटरेkatare0.07
Kastur in the Hindi language
कस्तूरkastura59.4
कस्तुरkastura37.98
कस्तुराkastura2.32
कस्तुूरkastuura0.15
कस्तूराkastura0.07
Kastur in the Oriya language
କୁରkura52.78
କାୁରkaura44.44
କଦ୍ୁରkadura2.78

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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
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  • 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 Kastur
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