Kistam Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kistam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kistam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2541:520,66642,361
India2311:3,320,62996,177
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kistam (858) may also be a first name.

Kistam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kistam (Hindi: किस्तम, Marathi: ताम) is most common in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kistam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kistam? popularity and diffusion

Kistam is the 628,294th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kistam live; 52 percent live in Southeast Asia and 52 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kistam is also the 278,018th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 858 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 254 people, or 1 in 520,666. In Indonesia Kistam is most common in: Central Java, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 47 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishtam92545/
Kistaam929/
Kistham928/
Kistamm923/
Kisttam921/
Kishtham8617/
Kishtamm864/
Kishttam861/
Kustam83129/
Kestam8337/
Kistom835/
Kistamova801/
Åkestam777/
Khustam777/
Kushtam771/
Kestham770/
Kichtham7110/
Kågestam7110/
Kushtamm711/
Chistham710/
Kustom6737/
Kestom676/
Küstamova671/
Custam671/
Khestamova631/
Cajstam624/
Kechtam621/
Chestam620/
Qistome620/
Chestham573/
Quisteim571/
Cheastham532/

Kistam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kistam in the Hindi language
किस्तमkistama92.06
किसतमkisatama7.94
Kistam in the Marathi language
तामtama50
तमtama50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kistam
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