Nistor Surname

13,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Nistor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nistor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania36,7061:54761
Moldova2,2551:1,579168
Spain1,0271:45,5234,312
Czechia3631:29,2934,717
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Russia2341:615,91054,032
Serbia2331:30,6653,276
Canada2131:172,98417,319
Belgium1941:59,2619,566
France1581:420,39761,236
Slovakia1101:48,5139,303
England1081:515,90832,533
Italy831:736,82861,221
Germany831:969,94567,438
Greece611:181,63629,268
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Israel521:164,57016,892
Argentina471:909,43458,335
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Belarus461:206,54526,052
Transnistria401:11,8672,308
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Austria341:250,45429,541
Hungary221:446,19429,593
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
India211:36,526,923420,161
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381

Nistor (1,873) may also be a first name.

Nistor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nistor (Hindi: निस्तोर, Marathi: टोर, Oriya: ନିୋର, Russian: Нистор) is found most in Romania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nistor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,104th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 170,405 people. Nistor is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nistor live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 175,842nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 1,873 people.

The last name Nistor is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 36,706 people, or 1 in 547. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 7 percent live, Suceava County, where 7 percent live and Neamț County, where 5 percent live. Besides Romania it occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 5 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Nistor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nistor surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Nistor surname are 4.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nistor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 81.75% less than the national average, earning €5,481 per year; in United States they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $48,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% less than the national average, earning $47,781 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nisztor9261/
Niestor927/
Nisthor927/
Nisstor926/
Neistor923/
Nitor911,067/
Nishtore861/
Nestor8354,764/
Naitor832,168/
Nitore831,189/
Nystor83385/
Nistar83232/
Ngitor8345/
Nnitor8337/
Nittor8319/
Néstor8315/
Nistur8313/
Nietor834/
Nitoor834/
Neitor833/
Nèstor832/
Noitor831/
Nistorová80400/
Nistorova80208/
Nisthar772,350/
Naitore772,025/
Nishtar77322/
Nestour77226/
Nestore77194/
Nittoor77115/
Nithore7745/
Nysztor7727/
Nesztor7722/
Nisture7712/
Nistare776/
Neitorp775/
Nestohr775/
Nishtur775/
Ngitoor774/
Nittore774/
Nästorp773/
Nesthor772/
Nisthur772/
Nestoor771/
Naitour771/
Nestort771/
Nestord771/
Nyshtor771/
Nestorz771/
Neastor770/
Nisztorová757/
Nitar7395/
Netor7362/
Nytor7310/
Nishthur7118/
Nishthar7111/
Nishhtar711/
Nestoire711/
Neithort710/
Nestorova671,097/
Nestar67510/
Naitar67465/
Nitard67262/
Ngitar6780/
Nytorp6774/
Nitare6761/
Nistarova6747/
Nestorová6719/
Neztor6714/
Nestur6712/
Netour6711/
Nithar675/
Nystorova674/
Needstore674/
Neetor674/
Nettor673/
Nextor673/
Neator673/
Naytor673/
Nittar673/
Nustar673/
Neytor673/
Nestór672/
Netore672/
Nietar672/
Najtor672/
Nyotor671/
Noitar671/
Nestorowa671/
Nethor671/

Nistor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nistor in the Hindi language
निस्तोरnistora-
Nistor in the Oriya language
ନିୋରniora-
Nistor in the Marathi language
टोरtora-
Nistor in the Russian language
Нисторnistor-

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