Nistani Surname

79,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Nistani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nistani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6,0681:12,6541,693
India821:9,354,456185,501
Israel211:407,50632,346
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nistani (18) may also be a first name.

Nistani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nistani (Marathi: तानी) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nistani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,089th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,180,743 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Nistani reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

This last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 6,068 people, or 1 in 12,654. In Iran it is mostly found in: North Khorasan Province, where 65 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 7 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neistani932/
Noistani932/
Niestani931/
Nistane862,426/
Nestani8634/
Nystani861/
Nistany861/
Nisstany8013/
Nishtane802/
Nisthane802/
Neystani801/
Nistaine801/
Neistany801/
Nishtana801/
Naistana801/
Nestane714/
Nestanet6725/
Necztani671/
Nestaine671/
Neshtane671/
Nestaney671/
Nestone571/
Nestona571/
Nixtoone530/

Nistani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nistani in the Marathi language
तानीtani-

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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 Nistani
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