Parstan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
South Africa

Parstan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parstan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Parstan (7) may also be a first name.

Parstan Last Name Facts

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

Parstan is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parstan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Parstan is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Parstan are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Parstan is also the 4,548,448th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 7 people.

This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan Parstan is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live and Sindh, where 50 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parston869/
Parstam863/
Perstan862/
Pearston80200/
Parshtam803/
Pearstein756/
Perston71210/
Porstein67114/
Perstein6710/
Porshtam671/
Pourrstam633/
Pershtein632/
Porsteinová561/
Pourrstom501/

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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 Parstan
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