Pistof Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Greece

Pistof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pistof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1131:688,68535,465
Greece221:503,62763,727
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

The alternate forms: Piştof (2) are calculated separately.

Pistof Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pistof is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Piştof. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pistof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,447,279th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. Pistof is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Pistof are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 688,685. In Turkey Pistof is most common in: Trabzon Province, where 50 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside and Tekirdag Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 15 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piştof942/
Pishtof921/
Pitof912/
Pistov8335/
Pestof833/
Pistow830/
Pestoff7736/
Pistova7720/
Pitstow7712/
Paistow774/
Pitoëff771/
Pithoff770/
Pitov7364/
Pitow732/
Pitaf731/
Petof731/
Pitthoff711/
Pestov6710,172/
Pistav67274/
Pustov67242/
Püstow6785/
Pitova6762/
Pestow6758/
Petoff6750/
Pystov6740/
Pittow6715/
Paitov6710/
Pustow675/
Pitowa673/
Pitovs672/
Pitafe671/
Pustaf671/
Petoft671/
Pietow670/

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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 Pistof
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