Kastur Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Kastur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 345 | 1:2,223,378 | 73,777 |
| Indonesia | 176 | 1:751,416 | 57,642 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Kastur (13,035) may also be a first name.
Kastur Demographics
Average Kastur Salary in
United States
$10,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kastur? popularity and diffusion
Kastur is the 584,278th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kastur live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kastur is also the 51,183rd most commonly used forename on earth, held by 13,035 people.
This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 2,223,378. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 53 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 28 percent reside and Bihar, where 13 percent reside. Beside India this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasture | 92 | 12,974 | / |
| Kastour | 92 | 344 | / |
| Kasthur | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kasturt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kastuir | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kashture | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kastture | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kasthure | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kausture | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kastaure | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kostur | 83 | 1,947 | / |
| Kastor | 83 | 812 | / |
| Kestur | 83 | 73 | / |
| Qastur | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kasturova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Casteur | 77 | 379 | / |
| Kastoor | 77 | 358 | / |
| Koshtur | 77 | 137 | / |
| Kosztur | 77 | 120 | / |
| Kastoer | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kesthur | 77 | 9 | / |
| Khastor | 77 | 5 | / |
| Caustur | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kaystor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kostour | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kosture | 77 | 2 | / |
| Castour | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kajsturová | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kaszturová | 75 | 16 | / |
| Kashturova | 75 | 4 | / |
| Causteur | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kastoore | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kashtoor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Castor | 67 | 44,317 | / |
| Koştur | 67 | 548 | / |
| Kostúr | 67 | 246 | / |
| Caştur | 67 | 203 | / |
| Kosturová | 67 | 138 | / |
| Kostor | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kosturova | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kostór | 67 | 25 | / |
| Costur | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kašturová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koštur | 67 | 3 | / |
Kastur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kastur in the Marathi language | ||
| तुर | tura | 74.81 |
| तूर | tura | 24.07 |
| कसतुर | kasatura | 0.42 |
| कसतुरी | kasaturi | 0.14 |
| िकशोर | ikasora | 0.14 |
| करुतूर | karutura | 0.07 |
| कटरे | katare | 0.07 |
| Kastur in the Hindi language | ||
| कस्तूर | kastura | 59.4 |
| कस्तुर | kastura | 37.98 |
| कस्तुरा | kastura | 2.32 |
| कस्तुूर | kastuura | 0.15 |
| कस्तूरा | kastura | 0.07 |
| Kastur in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁର | kura | 52.78 |
| କାୁର | kaura | 44.44 |
| କଦ୍ୁର | kadura | 2.78 |
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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
- 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 Kastur
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