Nistan Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Nistan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nistan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Nistan (91) may also be a first name.

Nistan Last Name Facts

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

Nistan (Hindi: निस्तान, Marathi: ताण) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nistan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nistan are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 998,282nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 91 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Nistan is most common in: Maharashtra, where 53 percent are found, Karnataka, where 21 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account India Nistan is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 19 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nistane922,426/
Nistang924/
Nistank922/
Nisthan921/
Naistan921/
Neistan921/
Nitan91358/
Nishtane862/
Nisthane862/
Naistain861/
Nishthan861/
Nistaine861/
Nithan83180/
Naitan8379/
Nestan8372/
Noitan8371/
Niston8355/
Nitane8331/
Nitant8326/
Nietan8317/
Neitan8314/
Nitang8311/
Nuitan833/
Nitain832/
Nittan831/
Hnitan831/
Niotan831/
Nystan831/
Nustan831/
Ngitan831/
Naisztain807/
Nishthang801/
Nistanova801/
Noitang77496/
Nestant77161/
Naithan7769/
Noithan7758/
Naitang7755/
Nittain7734/
Nithang7720/
Neithan7713/
Nestand775/
Naitane774/
Nestane774/
Ngoitan773/
Naaitan772/
Nesthan772/
Neshtan772/
Nuitang772/
Nithain772/
Nestahn771/
Nitanne771/
Nithaan771/
Nithane771/
Hniston771/
Neitean771/
Nhitanh771/
Neiston770/
Nishthannd751/
Niton73486/
Nitam73237/
Netan73197/
Nytan732/
Njtan731/
Neistein7156/
Ngnitang719/
Nesthant718/
Naithane712/
Naistein711/
Neshtane711/
Nitanova711/
Nehestan711/
Nestaine711/
Naiteane711/
Nithaine711/
Nittaain711/
Nittanck711/
Naitam6721,262/
Nethan671,303/
Nitone67670/
Netane67565/
Neston67421/
Nitham67138/
Gniton6775/
Noiton6754/
Nettan6748/
Netang6732/
Nieton6723/
Nittam6718/
Naishtein6714/
Nitong6714/
Nioton6714/
Nuston6712/
Naiton6712/
Ngetan679/
Neetan678/
Neitam677/
Nixton674/
Nythan674/
Nuytan674/
Nitasingh673/
Nuiton673/
Nystam673/
Naytan673/
Neytan672/
Najtan672/
Noitam672/
Nitton671/
Nestanova671/
Netain671/
Neihthang671/
Nojtan671/
Naisztein671/
Njtain671/
Nittón671/
Nytang671/
Netanh671/
Noytan671/
Nyston670/

Nistan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nistan in the Hindi language
निस्तानnistana-
Nistan in the Marathi language
ताणtana-

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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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  • 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 Nistan
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