Kohistan Surname
Approximately 765 people bear this surname
Kohistan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 717 | 1:107,089 | 10,315 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kohistan (294) may also be a first name.
Kohistan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kohistan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kohistan is found most in Iran. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kohistan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 445,853rd most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,526,204 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kohistan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kohistan is also the 514,566th most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 294 people.
The surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 717 people, or 1 in 107,089. In Iran Kohistan is most common in: Mazandaran Province, where 33 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 26 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 4 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohistani | 94 | 12,588 | / |
| Kohistany | 94 | 42 | / |
| Kohistana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kohistane | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kouhistani | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kohaistani | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kohestan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kohestani | 82 | 2,603 | / |
| Kohastani | 82 | 11 | / |
| Koohestan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kohistnai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kouhestan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kohestyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kuhistani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kouhestani | 78 | 194 | / |
| Koohestani | 78 | 83 | / |
| Kohasatane | 78 | 76 | / |
| Khouistane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Khohastani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kohasatanh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kuohestani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Koohestany | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kohesstani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kahestan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Guhistan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuhestan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koehestanie | 74 | 2 | / |
| Kuhestani | 71 | 1,880 | / |
| Gohestani | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kohesteni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuhestany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghohestani | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kuuhestani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohostn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghoohestani | 63 | 9 | / |
| Ghouhestani | 63 | 2 | / |
| Qehestan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Koestein | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kaestang | 63 | 0 | / |
| Cahistine | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cahastain | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ghahestani | 56 | 26 | / |
| Keuston | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Kohistan
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