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) occurs most in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nistan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Nistan is primarily 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 prevalent given name internationally, borne by 91 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 53 percent live, Karnataka, where 21 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 21 percent live. Besides India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 19 percent live and Afghanistan, where 7 percent live.

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
  • 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 Nistan
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