Kistu Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Kistu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kistu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2571:2,984,69089,613
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kistu (1,834) may also be a first name.

Kistu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kistu (Hindi: किस्तु, Marathi: िकसतु, Oriya: କିୁ) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kistu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kistu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 990,978th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kistu are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kistu is also the 178,130th most frequently held first name globally, held by 1,834 people.

The surname Kistu is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 2,984,690. In India Kistu is mostly found in: Jharkhand, where 56 percent are found, Odisha, where 11 percent are found and Bihar, where 10 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishtu91120/
Kistou914/
Kisttu911/
Kisthu911/
Kishthu8310/
Kustu80211/
Kestu809/
Kistoo73623/
Kushtu7336/
Chistu735/
Kestou733/
Kustou733/
Kystau732/
Keshtu731/
Kaystu731/
Kystui731/
Kistauova7189/
Kishtoo67340/
Chistou675/
Kisthoo675/
Koistoe672/
Keysteu671/
Caistus671/
Khistoo671/
Kushthu671/
Keesthu671/
Quistus671/
Kesteus670/
Quisthout5721/
Kystauova5715/
Keystheus571/
Cestau55313/
Cestou5535/
Custau5524/
Custou551/
Kestoe551/
Quisthoudt5398/
Khestoo5012/
Keshtoo505/
Cheestu501/
Keystoe501/

Kistu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kistu in the Oriya language
କିୁkiu93.75
କିୂkiu6.25
Kistu in the Hindi language
किस्तुkistu47.5
किस्तूkistu15
किष्टूkistu12.5
किस्टूkistu10
किस्टुkistu7.5
किष्टुkistu5
किस्तु़kistu2.5
Kistu in the Marathi language
िकसतुikasatu33.33
िकषटूikasatu33.33
कोसूkosu33.33

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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 Kistu
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