Kistan Surname

320,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kistan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kistan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0371:52,2456,610
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
India231:33,350,669396,143
Czechia171:625,49860,070
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Kistan (1,175) may also be a first name.

Kistan Last Name Facts

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

Kistan (Hindi: किस्तन, Marathi: टन, Oriya: କିାନ, Russian: Кистан) occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kistan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 320,306th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,244,684 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kistan live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kistan is also the 231,625th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,175 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,037 people, or 1 in 52,245. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 77 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Kistan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kistan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.56% more than the national average, earning R 336,408 per year and in United States they earn 55.39% less than the national average, earning $19,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kistain9216/
Kishtan9213/
Kistean926/
Kaistan925/
Kiestan921/
Kistasn921/
Kistann921/
Khistan921/
Kistane921/
Kishthan8610/
Kitsthan864/
Kishtann861/
Khishtan861/
Küstan83346/
Kustan83283/
Kestan83273/
Kiston8396/
Cistan831/
Kiztan831/
Kistanova803,547/
Kistanová8014/
Kierzstan805/
Kestane771,977/
Kushtan77829/
Quistan77309/
Chistan77177/
Qistane77110/
Kishton7778/
Kusztan7727/
Koiston779/
Kichtan779/
Kistham778/
Kistein775/
Cistean774/
Kyshtan771/
Keestan771/
Kieston771/
Kestahn771/
Kusthan771/
Kistton770/
Keiston770/
Kustean770/
Kishtanova7514/
Khistanova752/
Keisstandt750/
Chistain712/
Kiestein712/
Kheshtan712/
Quistean711/
Kidstone711/
Kishttam711/
Kuschtan711/
Quistain711/
Keistone711/
Keshtane711/
Kisstein710/
Keston67494/
Kustán67411/
Kıştan67173/
Cüstan67165/
Kystanova67113/
Kuštan6781/
Ciston6764/
Kuston6725/
Keztan6719/
Kıztan679/
Cestan679/
Kyston676/
Kestanova675/
Kixton670/

Kistan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kistan in the Oriya language
କିାନkiana-
Kistan in the Marathi language
टनtana-
Kistan in the Hindi language
किस्तनkistana50
किस्टनkistana33.33
किस्तांkistam16.67
Kistan in the Russian language
Кистанkistan-

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