Khaista Surname
Approximately 3,554 people bear this surname
Khaista Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2,667 | 1:12,056 | 780 |
| Pakistan | 841 | 1:212,418 | 5,079 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Khaista (45,836) may also be a first name.
Khaista Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khaista Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khaista is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Khaista.
How Common Is The Last Name Khaista? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 127,614th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,050,519 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Khaista live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 19,886th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 45,836 people.
The surname Khaista is most common in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 2,667 people, or 1 in 12,056. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Nangarhar, where 28 percent are found, Kabul, where 15 percent are found and Balkh, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Afghanistan it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 24 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Khaista
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