Kohistani Surname

41,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kohistani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohistani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran11,9661:6,417890
Afghanistan3831:83,9512,360
United States981:3,698,561204,970
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kohistani (116) may also be a first name.

Kohistani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kohistani has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohistani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kohistani is the 41,463rd most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 578,928 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kohistani are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kohistani is also the 868,627th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 116 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 11,966 people, or 1 in 6,417. In Iran Kohistani is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent reside, Golestan Province, where 12 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Kohistani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kohistani surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kohistani earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.04% more than the national average, earning $45,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.17% less than the national average, earning $43,141 CAD per year.

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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 Kohistani
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