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) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kistu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 990,978th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. Kistu is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kistu reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 178,130th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 1,834 people.

The surname Kistu is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 2,984,690. In India Kistu is most frequent in: Jharkhand, where 56 percent live, Odisha, where 11 percent live and Bihar, where 10 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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